Indian wins USD 4.08 million in raffle draw in UAE

Press Trust of India  |  Dubai 

An Indian man has hit a by winning a whopping USD 4.08 million in a monthly in the UAE, a media report said Thursday.

Sarath Purushothaman, who is based in Dubai, was contacted on the phone, but he first thought it was a prank, reported.

"You have just won Dh15 million. How do you feel," one of the draw organisers asked Purushothaman.

"Okay," the winner responded.

The organisers had to call him one more time to confirm that the announcement was legitimate.

Purushothaman, who is from India, was announced the winner of 15 million dirhams (USD 4.08 million) at the Abu Dhabi International Airport, the report said.

The second price of 100,000 dirhams was won by Indian expat, Jinachandran Vazhoor Narayanan, it said.

In total, eight Indians were among the winners at the Thursday's Other two winners were from and

In November, another Indian expat Britty Markose hit a by winning a whopping USD 2.72 million in the in the UAE.

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First Published: Thu, January 03 2019. 20:10 IST