Bengal worker comes to Kerala for a job, wins Rs 1 crore lottery after 3 days

March 9, 2016

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Kasaragod, Mar 9: A 22-year-old migrant worker from Bengal won a Rs one crore Kerala government lottery just three days after coming to southern state looking for work.

Mofijul Rahana Sheikh, hailing from Lakshmipur of Malda district in West Bengal, purchased the 'Karunya' lottery ticket on March 4, the day he arrived at Kozhikode, for Rs 50 from a vendor at nearby Vellimadakunnu, police said.

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

Yesterday, 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.

Comments

ali
 - 
Thursday, 10 Mar 2016

Hats off to Kerala Police for their honesty.

Abdullah
 - 
Wednesday, 9 Mar 2016

We can't say he is lucky... Lottery is prohibited in ISLAM.. its like GAMBLING..

Narendra Modi
 - 
Wednesday, 9 Mar 2016

May be in Karnataka state he must have been killed by Police encounter

suleman
 - 
Wednesday, 9 Mar 2016

Luckily he approached a honest Kerala police.

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Mangaluru: The Mangaluru CEN police have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly posting provocative and misleading content on an Instagram page named “mr_a_titude”, targeting the Bajpe police.

Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H identified the arrested as Abhishek M, a resident of Katipalla in Mangaluru.

A case has been registered at the Bajpe Police Station under Sections 353(1)(c), 353(2), 56, and 57 read with Section 189 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with the post.

According to police, the accused uploaded a photograph of a hotel on the Instagram page and alleged that accused persons in a murder case under the Bajpe police jurisdiction were being given “royal treatment” by the police, including being served beef meals daily from the hotel.

The post further accused the police of supporting criminals, misusing their authority, and betraying public trust. Police said the content was provocative in nature and aimed at inciting public outrage against the police.

Following the post, a case was registered at the Bajpe police station, and further investigation was transferred to the CEN police station.

Police records indicate that the accused has a criminal history, with multiple cases registered against him, including murder, attempt to murder, assault, and robbery at the Surathkal Police Station, and one case at the Kaup Police Station.

The Commissioner said the accused was traced and arrested using technical evidence.

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