Diego Maradona’s stolen limited edition watch recovered

(CNN) – A stolen Hublot watch that belonged to Diego Maradona was recovered by police in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, a year after the death of the Argentine soccer legend.

Calling it “an act of international cooperation,” the Assam state police announced on Twitter on Saturday that the watch of the star that had disappeared from his residence in Dubai was recovered in a raid on Sibsagar in Assam.

Following information received from Dubai police, a raid was carried out and the limited edition watch was recovered from the suspect’s residence, Assam Police Director General Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said in a tweet. Saturday. Mahanta tweeted a photo with more details about the suspect.

The suspect worked as a security guard for a company that stored the late soccer player’s belongings, Mahanta said. Within days of starting work, the suspect allegedly asked his employer for permission to return to India to treat his father’s illness.

The Hublot watch bears the initials of the football legend, his famous number 10 jersey and his logo.

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Hublot’s historic watch bears the initials of the football legend, his famous number 10 jersey and his logo printed on it, according to the CNN affiliate’s News-18 report.

“Legal follow-up measures are being taken,” said Assam’s chief minister of the state, Himanta Biswa Sarma, in a tweet about the raid and the recovery of Maradona’s luxury watch.

Maradona died in November 2020 due to cardiac arrest at the age of 60. The Argentine star led his country to victory in the 1986 World Cup, but then battled alcoholism and addiction. Figures from the sporting world and beyond paid tribute to Maradona after his death, and Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo called him “an eternal genius.”