Suja Reviewer

#BREAKING | Ex-hockey legend's home burgled in #Indiranagar; medals, in including Moscow Olympic gold, stolen. Unidentified burglars broke into the house of Indian hockey legend MM Somaya in #Bengaluru and stole valuables and medals, including the prestigious gold he won at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. According to the FIR, the incident occurred on October 28 at 67-year-old's house in HAL 3rd stage, when he and his family has travelled to Kodagu. The incident came to light on October 28 at approximately 07.15 am when a neighbor, Narayanan, noticed the front door of the house was open and alerted the Somaya about a suspected theft. Upon reviewing the neighbor's CCTV footage, two unidentified men were seen breaking the door and entering the residence at 2.34 am on October 28. The footage revealed that one suspect was wearing a blue shirt and the other was in a red shirt, the FIR noted. The suspect allegedly stole one gold medal won at the 1980 Moscow Olympics for hockey, one silver medal won at the 1982 New Delhi Asian Games, one bronze medal won at the 1986 Seoul Asian Games and one bronze medal won at the 1982 Amsterdam Champions Trophy. Apart from that, the burglars also stole valuables worth Rs 3.5 lakh, including a 10-gram gold bangle, an 8-gram gold coin, two silver cups weighing 144 grams, six silver spoons, an 80-gram silver pot and Rs 30,000 in cash. "We have formed two special teams to trace the suspects. An investigation is on," a police officer said. @DeccanHerald