Olympic gold medal from India’s 1980 hockey triumph stolen from ex-captain’s home
Dubai: An Olympic gold medal won during India's historic 1980 Moscow Games hockey triumph has been stolen from the Bengaluru home of former national captain M M Somaya, along with three other international sporting medals. The 67-year-old former hockey player has written to Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar seeking his intervention to help recover the medals, which were allegedly stolen…
Former Indian hockey captain M M Somaya is seeking Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar's assistance to recover an Olympic gold medal and three other international sporting medals stolen from his home in Bengaluru. The stolen items, including a 10-gram gold bangle, an eight-gram gold coin, silver cups, spoons and a silver pot, have a combined value of Rs353,000.
Somaya, a three-time Olympian and Arjuna Award winner, played a key role in India's 1980 Moscow Olympic hockey triumph, marking the country's eighth Olympic gold medal. The burglars also stole Rs30,000 in cash during the October 28th incident, which was discovered by a neighbor around 7.15am. Police are actively investigating the case, and two special teams have been formed to identify the suspects and recover the stolen property.
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