A life-changing stroke of luck has brought both excitement and anxiety to a poor farm labourer family in Saideke village of Faridkot district in Punjab.

Nasib Kaur, a daily-wage worker whose name means luck or destiny, has won the first prize of Rs 1.5 crore in the Punjab State Lottery. But instead of celebrating, the family has gone into hiding, fearing extortion threats.

The family members have locked their home and shifted to an undisclosed location. Their phones, too, remain switched off, adding to the curiosity and concern in the village.

Interestingly, Nasib Kaur and her husband Ram Singh did not immediately know they had become crorepati. Lottery seller Raju, from nearby Sadiq town, discovered the winning ticket on December 6 and tried calling Ram Singh repeatedly. Ram Singh, who

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