his home in New Thippasandra fell victim to a burglary While hockey great MM Somaya was away in Kodagu.
BENGALURU: Miscreants broke into the house of hockey legend MM Somaya in New Thippasandra, Indiranagar, and fled with valuables, including the gold medal he won as part of the Indian hockey team at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. The burglary took place while Somaya and his family were away in his hometown Kodagu between October 25 and October 28, according to sources. Somaya left his residence at around 5pm on October 25 and returned at approximately 7.15am on October 28, according to the FIR registered at Indiranagar police station. The stolen items included several medals from his career in international hockey: the gold medal from the 1980 Moscow Olympics, a silver medal from the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi, a bronze medal from the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, and another bronze medal from the 1982 Champions Trophy held in Amsterdam.
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