Mangaluru, Oct 5: A youth from Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district has hit a jackpot by winning a whopping 12 million UAE dirhams (about Rs 23 crore), in a raffle draw in Abu Dhabi, the latest addition to the long list of lucky winners from India.
The lucky man is Mohammed Fayaz JA (24), commerce graduate, who hails from Jattipala in Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada, whose dream of working in a gulf country was remained unfulfilled. After failed attempt to find a job abroad, Fayaz took a job as an accountant in Mumbai a year ago.
He tried his luck six times, buying Gulf tickets online but disappointed. “This time, I had a feeling I’d win enough to cover the ticket price — Rs 9,600,” he was quoted as saying by a newspaper.
Now, after winning Rs 23 crore in one go, Fayaz doesn’t know what he’d do with the amount, but has no plan to quit his current job, which he believes that a lucky one for him.
Fayaz said he wanted to get a job abroad to support his family. “I lost my parents to kidney disease. After that, a relative offered me an accountant’s job in the company he worked with,” he said, adding he gave up Gulf plans.
“My father toiled for a long time in Saudi Arabia,” said Fayaz, who has an older brother and sister and a younger sister doing PU. “We are still recovering from the shock of losing our parents in quick succession. We sold part of our land to build a house, which is still incomplete.”
What are his plans with newfound wealth? “My brother, an MBA graduate, drives a fish truck for a living. I hope to help him now, complete house construction and buy back our land.” For now, he’s looking forward to his first flight to Abu Dhabi to collect his big fat cheque.
Udupi, Jan 4: A 37-year-old Udupi district JD(S) spokesperson allegedly committed suicide at his residence here last night, police said on Saturday.
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