August 11, 2016
DUBAI (AFP) - The 62-year-old was flying home from holidays with family in India when the Boeing 777 in which he was travelling caught fire on landing with 300 people on board.
Just six days later, Khadar discovered that the lottery ticket he'd bought on the way to India was now worth $1 million.
Khadar has lived in Dubai for 37 years and is married with two children, one of whom is paralysed after a fall early on in his childhood, reported Gulf News.
Khadar told Gulf News he was planning to return to Kerala to retire and would use the money to help children in Kerala who need financial support.
