A bike mechanic in Mysore, Karnataka had been buying lottery tickets for 15 years in the belief that someday his luck would change. Like always, this year also he bought a lottery ticket and became a millionaire overnight. He has won a lottery worth Rs 25 crore. He told how he had asked his friend to buy two tickets, but both of them swapped their tickets. Luckily, the ticket left with the mechanic contained the jackpot. After becoming a millionaire he said he still couldn’t believe it. He said that with this money he will make his daughter a doctor and fulfill his dream of owning his own house.
The name of the bike mechanic who won the lottery of Rs 25 crore is Altaf Pasha. He has a bike mechanic shop in a small area near Mysore. After winning the lottery, he told that he had been buying lottery tickets for 15 years. Like always, this year too when Kerala’s Thiruvonam bumper lottery was announced, he got the jackpot.
Swap tickets with a friend and win the jackpot
He told that when the lottery tickets were announced, he asked one of his friends to buy two tickets of Rs 500 each. Altaf had decided to give one ticket to his friend, but his wife stopped him from doing so. The same ticket got him a bumper prize of Rs 25 crore.
Will make his daughter a doctor, his dream of a house will also be fulfilled
Altaf said that his 18-year-old daughter Tanaaz Fatima wants to become a doctor. He is extremely thrilled after winning the jackpot. Altaf said that he will fulfill his daughter’s dream. She said that he is currently living in a rented house and now she will fulfill her dream. Last Wednesday, the draw of Thiruvonam Bumper Lottery was held, in which Altaf won the jackpot of Rs 25 crore.
