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http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/poison ed-lottery-winner-had-no-enemies-says-wife/article4292608.ec e The wife of an Indian-American lottery winner who was poisoned with cyanide says his death devastated her and she doesn’t believe he had any enemies. Shabana Ansari spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday at a dry cleaner her husband started after emigrating to the U.S. from India in 1989. Ms. Ansari wouldn’t talk about the circumstances of her husband’s death, saying it was too painful. 46-year-old Urooj Khan’s death on July 20 was initially ruled a result of natural causes. A relative’s request for a deeper look resulted in the conclusion months later that Khan was poisoned as he was about to collect $425,000 in winnings. In June, Khan, who owned a number of dry cleaners, stopped in at a 7-Eleven near his home in the West Rogers Park neighbourhood on the city’s North Side and bought a ticket for an instant lottery game. He scratched off the ticket, then jumped up and down and repeatedly shouted, “I hit a million,” Khan recalled days later. He said he was so overjoyed he ran back into the store and tipped the clerk $100. He said he would put some of his winnings into his businesses and donate some to a children’s hospital. Instead of the full $1 million over instalments, Khan opted to take his winnings in a lump sum of just over $600,000. After taxes, the winnings amounted to about $425,000. The cheque was issued from the state Comptroller’s Office on July 19, the day before Khan died, but was cashed on August 15, Mr. Lang said. If a lottery winner dies, the money typically goes to his or her estate, he added. Khan was pronounced dead July 20 at a hospital, but the Medical Examiner would not say where Khan was when he fell ill, citing the ongoing investigation. — AP I don't like to waste time making a point on someone that ain't going to understand the point in the first place. If you want a boy to love you for a lifetime, love his heart, not his money.If you want a girl to love you for a lifetime, love her soul, not her body. |
