Indian expat wins $1 million jackpot in Dubai
A 45-year-old Indian expat won a jackpot of $1 million (3.6 million dirhams) in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw raffle on Tuesday.
A 45-year-old Indian expat won a jackpot of $1 million (3.6 million dirhams) in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw raffle on Tuesday. Sourav Dey, who has been living in Dubai from last six years, works as a department head for an insurance company here. He bagged the prize after buying the lottery ticket for the first time, Gulf News reported.
"I`m so grateful to Dubai Duty Free for giving me this new fortune that my family will truly treasure for a long time," Dey said. Two other winners, including an Indian man, drove away luxury vehicles. Forty-four-year-old Indian man Babu Ajith Babu drove home a BMW motorbike, while 40-year-old Sri Lankan national Sajeewa Niranjan won a Range Rover.
According to data from two of the biggest raffle draws in the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi`s Big Ticket raffle and Dubai Duty Free`s Millionaire Draw), Indian nationals prove to be the luckiest.
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