Dubai: Six Indians have become overnight millionaires in a lucky draw, one of them winning away cash worth some Rs 11 million while his compatriots, including a 12-year old, got richer by over Rs one million each.

Lady luck smiled on Ponnenkattu Rafeeq, a waiter for 15 years at the Equestrian Club, in the Abu Dhabi Duty Free's 'Be a Millionaire' raffle draw contest that won him one million Dirham (approx Rs 11 million), according to the 'Gulf News' daily.

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Oddly enough, Rafeeq recently came back to India to join his wife and three sons, after buying the winning on April 9.

The five other Indians, who won Dirham 100,000 (around Rs 11 lakh) each are Rathina Kumar Arockiasamy, Rajesh Theruvathu, Reghunadhan Nair, Reynold Lazer Lopez, Siddique Kunnakkat and Mohammed Noman.

Mohammad Noman, all of 12 years, was handed over the winning ticket by his father Sheikh Dawood, a driver with the Spanish Embassy in Abu Dhabi for the past 26 years, the report said.

The next draw of the hugely popular Millionaire contest will take place on June 1.

"The raffle was a huge hit... so we will continue running the scheme at least for the foreseeable future," said Mohammed Mounib, Managing Director of Abu Dhabi Duty Free.