Chandigarh, Nov. 27 -- Haryana has broken a national record in the VIP vehicle-number auction, with registration plate 'HR 88 B 8888' fetching Rs 1.17 crore, the highest price ever paid for a car registration number in India.

The online bidding was conducted through the state's official VIP-number auction portal from Friday, 5 pm to Monday, 9 am. The results were announced at the deadline of 5 pm on Wednesday, November 26.

The number saw heightened competition the whole day. Registered under the Kundli RTO series in the Sonipat district, the bidding crossed Rs 88 lakh, eventually settling at the record figure.

Officials said the registration plate's appeal came from its rare pattern, a string of eights, with the letter 'B' in uppercase...