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Reported Stolen In Dubai, Football Legend Diego Maradona's Watch Found In Assam. One Arrested

After the Dubai Police reached out to India with information about the accused, the Assam Police swung into action.

New Delhi: Football legend Diego Maradona's watch which was allegedly stolen in Dubai has been recovered from Assam's Sivasagar district on Saturday morning. A person was arrested in the case, news agency PTI reported police as informing.

According to the police, the accused was working as a security guard at a company in Dubai in UAE that was storing the belongings of the late Argentinian footballer.

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He 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, as reported by PTI.

He informed that after working for a few days at the company, the accused returned to Assam in August, taking leave stating that his father was unwell.

After the Dubai Police reached out to India with information about the accused, the Assam Police swung into action.

Subsequently, the accused was arrested from his residence at 4 am and the watch was recovered, the DGP informed.

In a tweet, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that 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.

(With Agency Inputs)

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