UAE-Based Odisha Man To Donate Lottery Money To Rail Crash Victims: Report
NDTV
Sahajan Mohammad, who hails from Jaspur town of Odisha, won Dh20,000 (Rs 4,48,885) cash prize in Dream Island's scratch card game last week, the Khaleej Times newspaper reported.
A 28-year-old Abu Dhabi-based Indian chef, who recently won a cash prize of more than 4 lakhs in a lottery, has pledged to donate a portion of his winnings to the victims of the Odisha train accident that claimed 288 lives, a media report said.
Sahajan Mohammad, who hails from Jaspur town of Odisha won Dh20,000 (Rs 4,48,885) cash prize in Dream Island's scratch card game last week, the Khaleej Times newspaper reported.
Talking about Odisha's train tragedy on June 2, Mr Mohammed said, "Fortunately, none of my known persons were involved in this horrific accident... There are a few people from my locality who have been injured in this accident. I will be helping those who are affected in my village first."
The train collision in Odisha's Balasore district is one of the worst railway accidents in decades. At least 288 people were killed and more than 1,200 were injured in the accident.
