According to a media report on Monday, a 40-member group comprising 38 Indians working in a Qatar-based hypermarket chain has received 10 million dirhams (USD 2.72 million) in a fortunate draw within the UAE.
According to the Khaleej Times report, the successful ticket was purchased within the identify of Indian expat Naheel Nizamuddin in Abu Dhabi’s Big Ticket lottery.
Nizamuddin, who hails from Kerala, couldn’t attain since Sunday night and lottery organizers needed to contact his dad and mom in India to tell him in regards to the mega prize.
In the lottery software, he had given his Indian quantity which was not energetic. However, he had additionally given an alternate variety of his dad and mom, from which the organizers contacted him.
The prize will likely be shared by one other 39 winners, of whom 37 are Indians (all from Kerala) and the opposite two are from Bangladesh. All of them are staff of Qatar-based hypermarket chain Al Suwaid Group.
The information of victory has not come out but. “We usually get a lot of spam calls. I still can’t believe we have won,” Naheel advised the newspaper.
“We are all from middle class families and have economic problems. Therefore, the future of 40 families is secured with this jackpot,” mentioned one of many winners and roommate of Nizamdin, Shenoy Othayoth Kizhak.
Shenoy mentioned that that is the primary time that 40 individuals have purchased tickets.
“Usually, there are 10 to 15 people who buy tickets. Since we were not winning for the last few years, we increased our group to 40…..you never know who is lucky,” Shenoy mentioned over the cellphone.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
