Kerala man wins Rs 1 crore lottery hours before selling house out of debt
Kasargod, Jul 27: While being burdened by a major financial crisis, Mohammed Bava, 50, prayed for a little luck in his life and it came true.
The Almighty answered his prayers in the form of a Rs 1 crore Kerala lottery, that too, just two hours before accepting the token advance for his newly-built house that was put on a distress sale.
A native of Manjeshwar in this north Kerala district, he was in dire need of money to pay back the debt to the tune of around Rs 50 lakh he had borrowed from relatives and also a loan he had taken from a bank. He borrowed huge amount of money for the marriage of his two daughters and to adjust the losses he had suffered in the real-estate business.
Now, with his home being filled with happiness and fortune, Bava decided not to sell his house.
"I won the lottery. So, there is no need to sell this house. When we get the prize, all our issues will be sorted out," Bava told reporters.
He said he was going through anxiety due to the loss he had suffered in the business. "But the Almighty finally showed me a way," Bava said.
The 50-year-old man had bought the Kerala government's Fifty-Fifty lottery tickets from a vendor on Sunday afternoon hoping a way out to come out of the debt trap.
"The result of the lottery was announced by 3.30 pm on Sunday. Luckily, I got the prize. Earlier in the day, the buyers had informed us that they would come to give the token advance for my house by 5.30 pm," the man, father of five children, said.
"But when they came, this house was full of people who came to know about the jackpot. The buyers said they were also very happy about the lucky win," Bava said. He said he was not a regular buyer of lottery tickets.
"I know that lottery agent in person so when he passed by my home, he used to give me some tickets. This particular ticket I bought out of sheer tension as I didn't know what to do," Bava said.
He said after paying the debt, he would like to spend the rest of the amount for the poor and needy.
Bava will get around Rs 63 lakh after the tax cut.
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KKR hammer DC by eight wickets as Allen smashes unbeaten ton
New Delhi (PTI): Finn Allen smashed a 47-ball 100 not out as Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Delhi Capitals by eight wickets to register their fourth win on the trot in the IPL, here on Friday.
Opting to bowl, KKR spinners led by Sunil Narine strangled Delhi Capitals in the middle overs on a tacky surface to restrict them to 142/8.
Pathum Nissanka struck a quick 50 (29 balls; 5x4, 3x6) but Delhi lost momentum after his dismissal, scoring just 11 runs between the 12th and 16th overs as Anukul Roy (2/31), Kartik Tyagi (2/25) and Sunil Narine (1/17) applied the brakes.
Ashutosh Sharma’s late 28-ball 39 (3x4, 3x6), gave Delhi some respite.
In reply, Allen, who came in as Impact Sub for Varun Chakravarthy, smashed 10 sixes and five fours to make it a lopsided chase as KKR sealed the win in just 14.2 overs.
Brief Scores:
Delhi Capitals 142/8 in 20 overs (Pathum Nissanka 50, Ashutosh Sharma 39; Anukul Roy 2/31, Kartik Tyagi 2/25). Kolkata Knight Riders 147/2 in 14.2 overs (Finn Allen 100 not out).
