BENGALURU: Thieves broke into the house of Olympic and Asian Games medal winner and former India hockey captain M M Somayya in Indirangar and made away valuables worth lakhs of rupees when no one was at home.
The theft occurred when Somayya had gone to Kodagu on Sunday. The thieves had gained entry by breaking open the house door. The thieves have taken away his medals, silver cups, bangles, silver spoons and gold coins. A case case has been registered at Indiranagar police station.
M M Somayya had won a gold medal in hockey at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and silver medal in the 1982 Asian Games held in New Delhi. He had also won bronze medals in the 1986 Seoul Asian Games and 1982 Amsterdam Champions Trophy.
