The Hublot watch, which bore the signature of the Argentinian soccer icon, was confiscated from the suspect's home in the Sivasagar district, according to Assam state police chief Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta.
Officials stated on Saturday that they had recovered a stolen watch customised for Diego Maradona and detained a suspect in the suspected theft.
The Hublot watch, which had the signature of the Argentinian soccer icon, was taken from the suspect's home in the district of Sivasagar, around 350 kilometres east of Guwahati, according to Assam state police chief Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta.
Wazid H. was apprehended and the pricey Swiss-made watch was recovered after he fled to India following an alleged robbery in Dubai, according to police.
According to authorities, the 37-year-old suspect was employed as a security guard at a Dubai-based corporation that housed Maradona memorabilia.
The $26,500 timepiece has a shot of the player holding his arms aloft while wearing the number 10 jersey that has become permanently imprinted on its back.
Maradona, a former Napoli and Boca Juniors forward, died of heart failure last November at the age of 60, prompting three days of national mourning in Argentina.
Maradona will be remembered as the man who guided Argentina to World Cup victory in Mexico in 1986 on his own — quite literally, given his "Hand of God" goal against England.
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