Gist

Indian Police Arrests Man Who Fled After Stealing Diego Maradona Wrist Watch In Dubai

Published

2 years ago

December 11, 2021

Indian Police Arrests Man Who Fled After Stealing Diego Maradona Wrist Watch

Indian police have recovered a stolen watch customised for star footballer Diego Maradona and arrested a suspect behind the alleged theft in Dubai, officers claimed Saturday.

Police mentioned they detained Wazid Hussain within the northeastern state of Assam and recovered a Swiss-made Hublot watch after he fled to India following an alleged theft in Dubai.

Indian Police Arrests Man Who Fled After Stealing Diego Maradona Wrist Watch

The 37-year-old had been working as a safety guard since 2016 at a Dubai-based agency the place memorabilia regarding the Argentinian footballer had been saved, police mentioned.

They mentioned the one version watch, price round $26,500, has a photograph of the star engraved on its again and carries his signature along with his jersey quantity 10.

“Although there are numerous restricted version watches obtainable this watch was customised for Maradona,” Sivasagar superintendent of police Rakesh Roushan informed AFP, quoting info obtained from Dubai authorities.

Maradona, thought to be one of many best gamers of the sport, died final November on the age of 60.

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma mentioned the native police held the accused after receiving a tip-off from their counterparts in Dubai.

Police mentioned the detained man denied the allegations, including he had returned to his native in Assam in August on the pretext of tending to his ailing father.