EXCLUSIVE! “Diego Maradona’s Stolen Hublot Watch Worth ₹20 Lakhs Recovered In Assam With The Dubai Police”

EXCLUSIVE! “Diego Maradona’s Stolen Hublot Watch Worth ₹20 Lakhs Recovered In Assam With The Dubai Police”

Diego Maradona

Former Argentinian footballer Late Diego Maradona’s watch was recovered in Assam, India by the Assam Police. It was in possession of an Assam resident who used to work in Dubai and returned to India recently.

Diego Armando Maradona was an Argentinian footballer and is regarded as one of the greatest players to play football ever. He passed away because of a heart attack in November,2020.

Wazid Hussain, an Assam resident had reportedly stolen the luxury limited edition Hublot watch in Dubai while he was working there. Surprisingly, the watch turns out to be of the Late Diego Maradona. The limited edition Hublot watch was worth around ₹20 lakhs.

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The stolen watch of the former football was tracked down by the Assam Police with the help of the Dubai Police and the Assam Police got the name of the accused. Wazid Hussain has been arrested in relation to the stolen watch but the investigation is still going on.

Wazid Hussain worked as a security guard at a private company in Dubai where Maradona’s belongings were stored. In August, he returned to India as his father was unwell.

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Statements from the Assam Police and the Chief Minister of Assam:

Wazid Hussain
Wazid Hussain

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was the first one to share the story on Twitter saying,” In an act of international cooperation @assampolice has coordinated with @dubaipoliceHQ through Indian federal LEA to recover a heritage @Hublot watch belonging to legendary footballer Late Diego Maradona and arrested one Wazid Hussain. Follow up lawful action is being taken.”

Assam Director of General Police Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said the watch belonged to the Argentine football player and that the watch was stored in Dubai along with other belongings in a safe.

The official also added,” As informed through central agency by the Dubai Police, one Wazid Hussain had stolen a limited edition Hublot watch signed by Diego Maradona and fled to Assam. Today morning at 4 am, we arrested Wazid Hussain from his residence in Sibsagar. The limited edition watch has been recovered from him.”

The police official tweeted,” 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 Cooperation between Dubai Police and Assam Police.”

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Description of the watch owned by Diego Maradona:

Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona wore 2 Hublot Big Bang watches during the 2010 FIFA World Cup when Maradona was the manager of the Argentina Football Team. Hublot launched it’s Maradona Big Bang Chronograph Limited Edition.

The watch has Diego Maradona’s photo, with arms raised in victory, engraved on the back of the Hublot Maradona Watch case, along with his signature and jersey number.

The watch is 44.5 mm in diameter and is composed of black ceramic, micro-blasted for texture. A sapphire crystal covers a black dial face, adorned with the Argentine blue and white in luminescent on numerals. Maradona’s jersey number 10 in Mexcellent font is inscribed on the sub-dial.

The watch features Hublot’s HUB1146 chronograph movement with 55 jewels and 42 hours power reserve. There are only 250 units of the watch and all were sold quickly during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.