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Center-Right Owned by ABP Group1980 Olympic Gold Medal Stolen: Burglars Target Former India Hockey Player MM Somaya's House
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Unidentified burglars broke into the Bengaluru home of Indian hockey legend M M Somaya, aged 67, on October 28, stealing several of his medals. Among the valuables taken were his 1980 Moscow Olympics gold medal, an Asian Games silver medal, a bronze medal from the 1986 Seoul Asian Games and a bronze medal from the 1982 Champions Trophy in Amsterdam. The incident was reported in a FIR and reported by The Federal and Deccan Herald.
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Among the stolen valuables were Somaya’s 1980 Moscow Olympics gold medal, an Asian Games silver medal, a bronze medal from the 1986 Seoul Asian Games and a bronze medal from the 1982 Champions Trophy in Amsterdam.
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The gold medal, which MM Somaya won as part of the Indian team at the Moscow Olympics, was stolen along with three other international sporting medals.
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Former Indian hockey player M M Somaya lodged an official police complaint after his 1980 Moscow Olympics gold medal, among several valuable possessions, was stolen from his residence in Bengaluru . He was away with his family when the burglary took place.
— India TV
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A shocking theft has been reported at the Bengaluru residence of former Indian hockey player and Olympic gold medallist MM Somaya. Burglars allegedly broke into his house and escaped with four prestigious international medals, including the gold medal won by the Indian hockey team at the 1980 Moscow…
