14-year-old Indian leaving UAE for good wins at Dubai raffle

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14-year-old Indian leaving UAE for good wins at Dubai raffle

Dubai - Indian, British national win $1 million each at Dubai Duty Free.

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Published: Wed 23 Jan 2019, 3:26 PM

Last updated: Thu 24 Jan 2019, 8:49 AM

An Indian and a British expat on Tuesday won $1 million each at the Dubai Duty Free raffle.

Neil H., a 49-year-old British national based in Dubai, won $1 million in Series 291 with ticket number 1927. Neil, a resident of Dubai for 12 years, works for an international oil and gas company.

"Huge thanks to UAE and Dubai Duty Free for kick starting my 2019," he said.

The second millionaire was Abhishek Kathel, who won in Series 292 with ticket number 2582. Kathel, an Indian national based in Sharjah, works as cabin crew for a UAE-based airline.

"Thank God for this wonderful news! I cannot believe that I will win this big with my first ever ticket for the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire. Thank you so much Dubai Duty Free," he said.

Meanwhile, two Indian winners were announced in the Finest Surprise draw.

Leepika Ahluwalie, a 27-year-old Indian national based in Dubai, won an Audi R8 RWS V10 Coupe (Tango Red Metallic) in Series 1708 with ticket number 0380. Ahluwalie, who recently joined her husband in Dubai just 2 months ago after getting married, bought her winning ticket on their way to Baku, Azerbaijan where they went for their honeymoon.

"Thank you Dubai Duty Free for this amazing wedding gift to us. My husband has been planning to get a new car and now here it is!"

Another winner was Farhan Jawed Khan, a 14-year-old Indian national from Ranchi, who won a BMW R 1200 GS Rallye Edition motorbike (Lupin Blue Metallic) in Series 356 with ticket number 0323. His father, Mohmaad Jawed Khan, explained that he bought the winning ticket and put it in his son's name on their way back to India for good after living in Dubai for 24 years.

Khan had earlier won a Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe in 2008 in Series 1347 with ticket number 0759.


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