Police in India's north-eastern state of Assam say they have recovered a stolen watch that once belonged to Argentine football legend Diego Maradona.
Assam state police chief Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said the luxury Hublot watch signed by Maradona was recovered from a man's possession after he was arrested from his home in the district of Sivasagar, 350 kilometres east of Gauhati, the state capital.
Police said the man was working as a security guard at a company in Dubai that stores the belongings of the legendary Argentinian athlete. It said the man stole the watch last week and returned to India a few days ago.
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“A costly Hublot watch … Maradona … Dubai … Assam Police. Looks like random words, don’t they? But today all these words came together nicely, stating a story of successful international co-operation between #DubaiPolice and @assampolice,” police chief Mahanta tweeted.
The state's top elected official, Himanta Biswa Sarma, said authorities would initiate legal action against the man.
Maradona, 60, died last year of a heart attack following a brain operation.
He led Argentina to a 1986 World Cup victory and is considered one of the greatest players ever.
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