Former India hockey captain MM Somaya grateful to Bengaluru cops for recovering stolen medals, including 1980 Olympic gold, which had been sold off by burglars

Former India hockey captain MM Somaya, 67, heaved a huge sigh of relief on Wednesday after learning that his 1980 Olympic gold medal, stolen from his Bengaluru home last month along with seven other medals, had been recovered by the police.

Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh called Somaya to his office to show him the recovered medals and informed him that two of the three burglars had been arrested.