Lawyer Turned Billionaire for Minutes: How a Rs 28,17,41,29,408 Account Glitch Created an Instant Fortune in Madhya Pradesh

Oct 26, 2025 12:01 am CST

A remarkable technical glitch briefly transformed Vinod Dongle, a notary lawyer from Madhya Pradesh, into a billionaire when his demat account erroneously showed Rs 28,17,41,29,408 (over $3.3 billion). The system temporarily valued his 1,312 Harsil Agro shares at Rs 2.14 crore each before automatically correcting the error minutes later, leaving Dongle with an extraordinary story of fleeting fortune.