Abu Dhabi, Feb. 14 -- Three Indian nationals have won Dirham 50,000 (Rs 12.3 lakh) each in the latest weekly electronic draw of Big Ticket Abu Dhabi, marking a life-changing moment for the winners.

Joykutty Mathew, Ashraf Kassimkunju and Charan Jit Satpal secured their prizes in the 284th draw after their ticket numbers were selected during the live event.

Mathew, a 72-year-old retired engineer from Kerala, received the news while visiting his daughter and son-in-law in Abu Dhabi. He had spent more than 25 years working in Dubai before retirement and had regularly participated in the Big Ticket raffle. His winning ticket number was 036181.

Speaking about his win, Mathew said he had missed the initial call because of his international n...