On his first day in Kerala, migrant worker wins Rs 1 crore lottery

Mofijul Rahana Sheikh of Malda district, purchased the ‘Karunya’ lottery ticket on March 4, the day he arrived here, for Rs 50 from a vendor, police said.

A 22-year-old migrant worker from West Bengal won a Rs one crore Kerala government lottery just three days after coming to Kozhikode looking for work.

A migrant worker from West Bengal won a Rs one crore lottery just three days after coming to Kerala looking for work (Representational Image: Shutterstock)

Mofijul Rahana Sheikh of Malda district, purchased the ‘Karunya’ lottery ticket on March 4, the day he arrived here, for Rs 50 from a vendor, police said.

He won the Rs one crore prize in the draw held the next day.

On Tuesday, he went to a police station and sought protection, fearing that other migrant workers in his group might attack him and take away the ticket. Police then took him to a bank, where he opened an account and submitted the ticket.