Abu Dhabi: Leena Jelal, hailing from Anjangadi near Chavakkad in Thrissur district, bagged the Big Ticket lottery worth Rs.44.75 crore (2.2 crore Dirham). The ticket, which she purchased along with her nine colleagues, brought huge luck for her. Jelal has been working as an HR professional at Shoidar Project Electronics Mechanical LLC in Abu Dhabi for the last four years.
"Though my friends were jointly taking tickets for the last one year, this was the first time that the ticket was purchased in my name. When I was told about it first, I couldn't believe it. I thought somebody was playing a prank on me. I am not getting words now. I am indebted to God. I have not decided what to do with the money. Anyway, I will continue with my job. The rest of the things will be decided after consulting my family members." she said.
All other winners Suraif Suru, (10 lakh dirham), Siljohn Yohanan (5 lakh dirham), Ansar Zacharia Mansil (2.5 lakh dirham) and Divya Abraham (1 lakh dirham) are Indians.
Twin brothers win lottery
The Malayali family of two twin brothers and two twin sisters in Kuwait got Rs.50.88 lakh (2.5 lakh Dirham) prize at the weekend Big Ticket draw. The ticket taken in the name of Savitha Nair, a Clinical Staff Nurse working under the Kuwait Health Ministry, fetched the prize.
Savitha's husband Ramesh Nair, her sister Saritha Nair and Saritha's husband Rathish Nair jointly purchased the ticket. Savitha and Saritha, hailing from Kuravilangad in Kottayam district, are twin sisters and Ramesh and Rathish, hailing from Nedumudi in Alappuzha district, are twin brothers.
Savitha's son is Abhinav R Nair (Learners on Academy, Kuwait). Saritha's children are Niranjan R Nair (Kazhakootam Sainik School) and Nirajith R Nair (Learners on Academy, Kuwait).
