Football legend Maradona's stolen watch found in Assam, 1 arrested
Guwahati(PTI): Football legend Diego Maradona's watch, allegedly stolen in Dubai, was recovered from Assam's Sivasagar district on Saturday morning, following which a person was arrested, police said.
The accused person was working as a security guard at a company in Dubai in UAE that was storing the belongings of the late Argentinian footballer, they said.
The accused is suspected to be involved in the theft of a safe in which the limited edition Hublot watch was also kept, Director General of Police Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said.
After working for a few days at the company, the accused returned to Assam in August, taking leave stating that his father was unwell, he said.
The Assam Police swung into action after the Dubai Police reached out to India with information about the accused, the officer said.
Subsequently, the accused was arrested from his residence at 4 am and the watch was recovered, he said.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said it was an operation involving international coordination between the police forces of the two countries.
Further legal action was being taken against the accused, he added.
A costly Hublot watch... Maradona... Dubai... Assam Police
— DGP Assam (@DGPAssamPolice) December 11, 2021
Looks like random words, don't they?
But today all these words came together nicely, stating a story of successful International Cooperation between #DubaiPolice and @assampolice . pic.twitter.com/oMRYgpX3HH
In an act of international cooperation @assampolice has coordinated with @dubaipoliceHQ through Indian federal LEA to recover a heritage @Hublot watch belonging to legendary footballer Late Diego Maradona and arrested one Wazid Hussein. Follow up lawful action is being taken. pic.twitter.com/9NWLw6XAKz
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) December 11, 2021
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Undertrial dies by suicide in Mangaluru
Mangaluru, May 6: A 26-year-old undertrial prisoner allegedly died by suicide while in judicial custody on Monday, police said.
Muhammad Noufal, hailing from Kerela, died by hanging.
According to police, he was hospitalised multiple times after displaying signs of mental depression.
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He was undergoing treatment at the jail ward of Wenlock hospital here, they said.
Though he was lodged in the ward with other inmates, he managed to hang himself from the ceiling.
A case has been registered and investigation is on, they added.
