Burglars broke into the Bengaluru home of Olympic gold medallist M.M. Somaya.
The thieves stole four prestigious international medals won during his hockey career.
Somaya and his family left their Indiranagar residence for Kodagu on October 25.
A neighbour noticed the open front door on October 28 and alerted Somaya.
CCTV footage showed two unidentified suspects entering the house around 2.34 a.m.
One intruder wore a blue shirt while the other wore a red shirt.
The culprits broke open the front lock to gain entry into the house.
The stolen items include a gold medal from the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
The culprits also took a silver medal from the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi.
They grabbed a bronze medal from the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul as well.
A bronze medal from the 1982 Champions Trophy in Amsterdam was also missing.
The thieves stole two silver cups, a gold bangle, and six silver spoons.
They also looted a silver pot, an eight-gram gold coin, and cash.
The complaint estimates the stolen property’s total value at Rs 3.53 lakh.
This total value figure excludes the priceless international sporting medals.
Somaya urged the police to arrest the accused and recover all stolen items.
Indiranagar police registered a case against two unidentified persons and launched an investigation.
Police formed two special teams to trace the suspects and recover the property.
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