Telugu NRI wins US $1 million jackpot in Dubai Duty Free
On wednesday at dubai International Airport, a telugu NRI was drawn for the most recent dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire programme, adding her to the ever-expanding list of indian winners of US$1 million. 45-year-old Karnaiah Mandolla, a software engineer in dubai and native of Tadipatri town in the Anantapur district, won $1 million in the Millennium Millionaire lotto. He bought his ticket online on october 5.
An indian hit the jackpot in dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire. Shamsudheen Cheruvattantavida from india won $1 million (Rs 8.22 crore) in the dubai Duty Free Raffle. With this, Shamshuddin became a millionaire overnight. Purchased online on september 16, ticket no. This lucky lottery was won in 1229. He has been staying in Jebel ali for the past few years and said that he and his nine friends have been buying these lottery tickets since last year. He expressed happiness that he did not expect that luck would come to them so soon. He said that he will share this huge amount won with his friends. He said that some of his share will be used for charitable activities.
Shamshuddin Cheruvattantavida from kerala has a wife and three children. He works as a PRO for restaurants and supermarkets in Jebel Ali. If so.. Shamshuddin is the 216th indian to win 1 million dollars so far in the dubai Duty Free Raffle, which started in 1999. Meanwhile, the lottery administrators informed that most of the buyers of these duty free raffle tickets are Indians.