Indian woman in Dubai wins 1 million

New Delhi: A woman belongs to India and currently serving as the principal of a school in Ajman, has hit a jackpot by winning a whopping USD 1 million in a raffle draw (gambling) the latest addition to the long list of lucky winners from India, according to a media report.

Malathi Das, who has been staying in the UAE for a long time and is currently the principal of Indian High School in Ajman, has been a participant of such promotions and purchased her winning ticket online on June 26, the Gulf News reported on Wednesday.

Das won the winning amount of USD 1 million dollars on July 15, after the draw was held in Terminal 2 of the Dubai International Airport.

As per the organisers, Das is 165th Indian national to win million dollars since the promotion began in 1999. In April, an Indian driver in Dubai won a whipping amount of 12 million dirham in a raffle draw in Dubai.