BENGALURU, Nov. 5 -- Burglars stole former India hockey captain MM Somaya's gold medal from India's 1980 Moscow Olympics triumph and several other valuables after they broke into his Bengaluru house on October 28 while he and his family were away at their native place in Kodagu. Incidentally, 1980 was the last time the Indian hockey team won the Olympic gold. Somaya, 67, has written to Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar seeking his intervention to ensure a thorough investigation and quick recovery of the stolen items. "An Olympic gold medal represents far more than an individual sporting achievement; it is an honour earned for the nation on the world's highest sporting stage," he said. P21...