India, Oct. 12 -- A 53-year-old Indian expat truck driver from Punjab, who has been living in Dubai for 18 years, has won Dh500,000 (approximately Rs.1.3 crore) in Abu Dhabi Big Ticket's latest draw.

Kulwant Singh, who lives in Dubai's Jebel Ali area with his family, won the prize along with a group of five friends with whom he has been buying tickets every month. The group has been trying their luck together for the past two years.

According to a report by Gulf News, Kulwant first learned about the draw through online videos several years ago and began participating around two years ago. For their latest entry, he selected a ticket at random, unaware that it would bring the group the winning news.

"I was very happy when I found out th...