Another reader wins Gulf News car
Winner subscribed to Gulf News five years ago and was surprised to win this year’s raffle
Certain that someone was playing a prank, Indian expatriate Hemal Josipura, 41, could not believe his luck when he was told he was one of the three lucky Gulf News subscribers to win an Audi A3.
“I am expressionless, and speechless. When I was first told I was a winner, I told the person on the phone, this is a prank,” Josipura told Gulf News yesterday.
The engineer lives with his wife and two children in Al Ruwais, a town located around 240 kilometres west of Abu Dhabi city, and works at a plant in an industrial area close to his house.
“I drive a lot in the UAE, and especially to Dubai. I live 350 kilometres from here and I usually go to work by bus since it’s in an industrial area, so my wife usually has the car during the week,” said Josipura.
He added that his wife and two kids, who were also there to collect the prize, were “super excited to finally be in the car”.
“For sure, the new Audi will be with my wife. I can’t believe we won — I never thought I would own an Audi,” said Josipura.
The reader subscribed to Gulf News five years ago in November 2012 when he arrived in the UAE. “I chose Gulf News because I heard it is the leading newspaper in the country,” said Josipura.
He said he regularly reads the local news in the paper, and then turns to read about news happening in India. “There are a few pages in Gulf News about Indian news that I like to read because we’re out of touch with news back home, and sometimes we don’t have time to even watch TV channels. So this is a good way to remain updated,” said Josipura.