{"id":197851,"date":"2016-03-10T14:27:43","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T14:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=197851"},"modified":"2016-03-10T14:27:43","modified_gmt":"2016-03-10T14:27:43","slug":"india-migrant-wins-150000-lottery-day-leaving-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=197851","title":{"rendered":"India migrant wins $150,000 in lottery a day after leaving home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">A West Bengal man who won the Kerala lottery jackpot one day after arriving there is returning home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mofijul Rahima Sheikh, 22, was the winner of the 10m rupee prize ($150,000; \u00a3106,000) at the Karunia government lottery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He bought the winning ticket in Kozhikode city, where he was looking for work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After discovering his win, he sought protection at a police station fearful that someone would steal his ticket.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Sheikh arrived in the city on Wednesday and, on the following day, was handpicked to work at a construction site.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the 50 rupees ($0.75; \u00a30.52) he earned from his first day at the job, he bought the Karunia (compassion) lottery ticket.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;He told me he purchased the ticket out of sympathy for the physically-challenged seller,&#8221; local police official UK Shahjahan told the BBC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Three days later, Mr Sheikh discovered he had won the prize.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He spent two days at the police station, keeping safe his valuable ticket, until the banks re-opened after the Hindu holiday of Shivaratri.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;He came here on Sunday saying he feared for his life,&#8221; another police official, AV John, said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;He came with his luggage and everything&#8230; It was difficult for him to handle the pressure and excitement. By Tuesday, he was normal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef-1.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/13049\/production\/_88679877_lotterymaninpolicestation1.jpg\" alt=\"Mofijul Rahima Sheikh\" width=\"976\" height=\"700\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Sheikh, who is married and has an eight-month-old daughter, was planning to work and save the money to build a house.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">His relatives were reportedly planning a big reception in his village in Bardhaman district.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Workers from West Bengal replace thousands of people in Kerala who migrate to oil-rich Gulf countries. There, they earn more than double the average salary in the western Indian state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A West Bengal man who won the Kerala lottery jackpot one day after arriving there is returning home. Mofijul Rahima Sheikh, 22, was the winner of the 10m rupee prize ($150,000; \u00a3106,000) at the Karunia government lottery. He bought the winning ticket in Kozhikode city, where he was looking for work. 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