A large number of Indians invest in lotteries in the UAE. It has a large number of middle class or lower middle class people. Many Indians have won huge sums of money here in the last few years.
The 154th draw was announced on Wednesday. According to this, Sreeju, who works as a control room operator in the oil and gas industry, has won around Rs 45 crore in ‘Mahjooj Shaniwar Millions’.
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Sriju has been working in Fujairah for the past 11 years.
A 39-year-old resident of Kerala, Sreeju has been living and working in Fujairah for the past 11 years. He was at work when he got the news of winning the draw. Sreeju said that he was shocked to know that he won not only the award but also the top award.
Gulf News quoted Sreeju as saying, “I was about to get into my car when I checked my Mahjuj account and I couldn’t believe my eyes. When I saw my winnings, I didn’t know what to do. My winnings I patiently waited for the call to confirm.
Sriju plans to buy a house in India
Sreeju is a father of six-year-old twins. Now he is thinking of buying a house in India without any financial obligation.
According to ‘Gulf News’, another Indian won the raffle prize in ‘Emerates Draw Fast5’ last Saturday. 36-year-old Sarath Shivdasan from Kerala living in Dubai has won a prize money of around 11 lakh rupees.
Earlier on November 9, 42-year-old Manoj Bhavsar, a resident of Mumbai, won about 16 lakh rupees in the Fast5 Raffle. Bhavsar has been living in Abu Dhabi for the past 16 years.
Another Indian, Anil Gianchandani, won US$1 million in the ‘Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire’ promotion held at the Dubai International Airport on November 8, according to Gulf News.
A news report on November 8 said that two Indians were among the winners of the ‘Mahjooz Saturday Millions’, who won around Rs 22 lakh.