Tuesday, May 5, 2026
ADVT 
International

9-Year Indian Girl Wins $1 Million In Dubai Raffle

Darpan News Desk IANS, 16 Apr, 2019 06:38 PM

    A nine-year-old Indian girl on Tuesday won a $1 million jackpot in Dubai Duty Free's Millennium Millionaire, six years after she had won a luxury car McLaren Coupe in the same raffle.


    Eliza M's lucky ticket was purchased by her father, identified as M. The draw took place at the Dubai International Airport.


    Reacting to the win, the girl's father, a Mumbaikar residing in Dubai for 19 years, said he was a regular participant in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire promotion since 2004.


    According to the Khaleej Times, the girl is no newcomer to winning Dubai Duty Free promotions as she won a luxury car in 2013. Eliza M. is the 140th Indian national to win a million dollars in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire promotion since its inception in 1999, the report said.


    Following the draw, two more winners, including another Indian, were announced in Dubai Duty Free's Finest Surprise Promotion. They won luxury motorbike each.


    Indian national Mohammad Haneef Adam, a resident of Dubai for 20 years, won an Indian Scout Bobber motorbike. "I am thrilled to have won such a beautiful motorbike. I can't wait to get my hands on this," he said.

    MORE International ARTICLES

    Indian-Origin Man Mohamed Mustaffa Ali Jailed For Hurting Pregnant Girlfriend In Singapore

    Indian-Origin Man Mohamed Mustaffa Ali Jailed For Hurting Pregnant Girlfriend In Singapore
    A report said that he slapped his girlfriend's face three times and kicked her thigh twice, despite knowing she was four months pregnant.

    Indian-Origin Man Mohamed Mustaffa Ali Jailed For Hurting Pregnant Girlfriend In Singapore

    In His Own Words: Firefighter Tells How He Caught Kids Dropped From Burning Home

    Nova Scotia couple was forced to drop their baby and toddler from the second floor of their fast-burning house into the waiting arms of a firefighter early Thursday.

    In His Own Words: Firefighter Tells How He Caught Kids Dropped From Burning Home

    Iceland's Wow Air Shuts Down, Ceases All Operations

    Iceland’s budget carrier WOW Air said it had ceased operations and cancelled all flights on Thursday, stranding thousands of passengers.

    Iceland's Wow Air Shuts Down, Ceases All Operations

    Do not complicate Masood Azhar's listing in UN: China to US

    Beijing also accused Washington of "bypassing" the UN 1267 Committee and eroding its authority.

    Do not complicate Masood Azhar's listing in UN: China to US

    WATCH China And Pakistan's First Reaction To India's Space Missile Test ‘Mission Shakti’

    The test makes India the fourth country in the world after the US, Russia and China to acquire the strategic capability to shoot down enemy satellites.

    WATCH China And Pakistan's First Reaction To India's Space Missile Test ‘Mission Shakti’

    Felt Like I Was Political Prisoner, Had Done Nothing Wrong: Rajat Gupta

    Felt Like I Was Political Prisoner, Had Done Nothing Wrong: Rajat Gupta
    Rajat Gupta was sentenced to two years in prison after being found guilty in 2012 of passing confidential boardroom information about Goldman Sachs to then hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam, who is currently serving 11 years in jail for insider trading.  

    Felt Like I Was Political Prisoner, Had Done Nothing Wrong: Rajat Gupta