{"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\/2016\/03\/india-migrant-wins-150000-lottery-day-leaving-home\/","title":{"rendered":"India migrant wins $150,000 in lottery a day after leaving home"},"content":{"rendered":"
A West Bengal man who won the Kerala lottery jackpot one day after arriving there is returning home.<\/p>\n
Mofijul Rahima Sheikh, 22, was the winner of the 10m rupee prize ($150,000; \u00a3106,000) at the Karunia government lottery.<\/p>\n
He bought the winning ticket in Kozhikode city, where he was looking for work.<\/p>\n
After discovering his win, he sought protection at a police station fearful that someone would steal his ticket.<\/p>\n
Mr Sheikh arrived in the city on Wednesday and, on the following day, was handpicked to work at a construction site.<\/p>\n
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
“He told me he purchased the ticket out of sympathy for the physically-challenged seller,” local police official UK Shahjahan told the BBC.<\/p>\n
Three days later, Mr Sheikh discovered he had won the prize.<\/p>\n
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
“He came here on Sunday saying he feared for his life,” another police official, AV John, said.<\/p>\n
“He came with his luggage and everything… It was difficult for him to handle the pressure and excitement. By Tuesday, he was normal.”<\/p>\n