Dubai: A Keralite in the UAE on Thursday won a whopping $1.9 million (approximately Rs 12 crore) after he hit a jackpot in a mega raffle draw in Abu Dhabi.

Manekudy Varkey Mathew, who had purchased the ticket in Super 7 Series 183 in Big Ticket Abu Dhabi, was announced as the winner of the bumper prize.

More details of Mathew's whereabouts were not available immediately.

Mathew has just won Dhirham 7 million in a raffle in the UAE, Khaleej Times reported.

Mathew was not the only lucky Indian to win the prize. Six other Indians and one Emirati have also walked home with Dhirham 100,000 each in the draw, the report said.

Last month, another Indian, Krishnam Raju Thokachichu, had won Dhirham 5 million ($1.3 million) in a raffle draw in Abu Dhabi.

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