The prize for the torn lottery ticket was paid after being appraised by the police.

On the evening of October 23, the Criminal Police Department of Quang Ngai Province Police announced a happy ending after days of the unit urgently examining the lottery ticket that won the jackpot of 2 billion VND and was torn due to the rain. Based on the results of the examination, the Gia Lai Lottery Company paid the people nearly 2 billion VND in prize money.

This is a recent incident that has stirred up public opinion: the lottery ticket that won the jackpot of 2 billion VND of Gia Lai Lottery Company was torn due to the rain, which happened in Quang Ngai province. This incident not only attracted public attention but also emphasized the key role of the technical appraisal of documents under the Criminal Techniques Department of Quang Ngai Provincial Police - a professional scientific unit of the Public Security Forces.

The torn lottery ticket that Mr. PDL won the jackpot.

The incident began on September 26, 2025, when Gia Lai Lottery Company opened the K39-25 lottery with the jackpot number 996946. Mr. PDL, a resident of Ve Giang commune, Quang Ngai province, was lucky enough to own this winning ticket. However, due to heavy rain, the ticket got wet and torn in the middle, making him ineligible to receive the prize according to the original regulations of the lottery company. Due to illiteracy, Mr. L authorized Mr. PMT to handle the incident.

According to the information, the working group of Gia Lai Lottery Company went to Quang Ngai to verify. The relevant parties, including the first-level agent (Ms. Dao Thi To Quyen), the second-level agent (Ms. Nguyen Thi En), and the direct ticket seller (Ms. Tran Thi Be Em) all confirmed the authenticity of the issuance and sale of tickets to Mr. PDL. The ticket stub kept at the company's Quang Ngai office also matched the torn ticket.

However, to ensure transparency and avoid fraud, the company has transferred the file to the police agency to conduct a technical appraisal of the documents. Mr. Truong Van Thieng, Chairman and Director of the company, emphasized that if the appraisal results confirm that the tickets are genuine, the company will complete the procedures and pay the prize immediately after the Gia Lai Provincial Lottery Supervisory Council agrees.

In recent years, there have been many cases of lottery tickets being torn, damaged or suspected of being counterfeit, requiring the intervention of specialized agencies. Therefore, the role of Forensic Technical Expertise has become prominent as a "gatekeeper" of justice, using science and technology to clarify the truth.

In the above case, to obtain objective, scientific and accurate results, the document appraisers of the Criminal Techniques Department of Quang Ngai Provincial Police applied modern appraisal methods, including the use of high-resolution microscopes, document technical appraisal equipment using multi-wavelength light sources and integrated high-resolution cameras, in addition to using techniques such as chemical analysis of paper, ink testing under infrared and ultraviolet (UV) light, magnifying the torn position under a microscope to assess the level of match...

Based on the appraisal results of the Criminal Technical Department of Quang Ngai Provincial Police, on October 23, Gia Lai Lottery Company Limited officially paid the prize to Mr. PDL.

Thereby, the Document Appraiser of the Criminal Technique Department of Quang Ngai Provincial Police concluded: "The numbers printed on the lottery ticket with the winning numbers did not show any traces of erasure or correction; The lottery ticket with a torn part in the middle and the ticket stub issued by Gia Lai Provincial Lottery Company Limited were printed from the same copy".

Based on the appraisal results, on October 23, Gia Lai Lottery Company Limited officially paid the prize to Mr. PDL - the owner of the lottery ticket that won the jackpot but was torn, after verifying that he was eligible to receive the prize. Talking to us, Mr. L confirmed that he had received more than 1.8 billion VND after tax deduction.

The case was closed after receiving public attention for many days in Quang Ngai.

Source: https://cand.com.vn/Xa-hoi/duoc-tra-thuong-ve-so-doc-dac-bi-rach-tu-giam-dinh-cua-cong-an-i785610/