The open luck of the debt-ridden auto driver became the owner of Rs 12 crore in one stroke

Jaipalan (auto driver) told that he had bought lottery ticket from Meenakshi Lucky Centre. The ticket cost was Rs 300. He said that he regularly buys lottery tickets and has already won Rs 5,000.

The fate of a 58-year-old auto-rickshaw driver from Ernakulam district of Kerala became such that he became a millionaire in one stroke. Actually, this auto-rickshaw has been declared the winner of Rs 12 crore Thiruvonam bumper lottery set up by the state government. Jaipalan PR, a resident of Maradu, Kochi, has been made the first prize winner of the lottery. After deducting tax and agency commission, they will get an amount of around Rs 7.4 crore.

Jayapalan told that he had bought a lottery ticket from Meenakshi Lucky Center. The ticket cost was Rs 300. He said that he regularly buys lottery tickets and has already won Rs 5,000. On Sunday afternoon, he realized that God was the winner when the ticket number flashed on the TV screen during the draw in Thiruvananthapuram under the supervision of two state government ministers. He reportedly told his son about the ticket but did not disclose the news to his friends or family.

Cross check the news published in the newspaper

On Monday, he cross-checked the news published in the newspaper and went straight to the bank and deposited the ticket. When asked what he would do with the prize money, Jayapalan told a channel, "I have some debt which I want to pay off. I also have two civil cases going on in the court which I want to clear. I want to give good education to my children and help my sisters financially.”

His mother told the channel, 'We were drowning in debt. If it was not a lottery, my son would not have been able to pay it. I think God saw my tears and helped us." At the same time, Syed Alawi, a cook at a Dubai hotel in Kerala's Wayanad district, had claimed that he was also the winner of the lottery. After his claim, there was confusion about the winner.

sent a picture of the winning ticket

Jayapalan said that his friend in Kerala, who had bought the ticket for him, had sent him a picture of the winning ticket. But later it was found that Alavi's friend had tricked him. After the lottery draw, thousands of people spread such information on TV channels and social media, which revealed the winner of the state's biggest lottery.

Apart from the jackpot of Rs 12 crore, the lottery also had prizes of Rs 1 crore for six winners, Rs 10 lakh for 12 winners, Rs 5 lakh for 12 winners and Rs 1 lakh for 108 winners. Prize money is calculated after deducting taxes and commissions for the agency and ticket seller.