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Indian tourist jailed for shoplifting at Singapore's Changi Airport - VnExpress International
By
Hoang Vu
Mon 6/16/2025, 07:39 pm (PT)
A court in Singapore on Monday sentenced a 29-year-old Indian tourist to eight days in jail for shoplifting while in transit at Changi Airport.
Visitors shop inside Changi Airport in Singapore. Photo courtesy of Changi Airport
Goenka Simran pleaded guilty to one count of theft in a dwelling,
The Straits Times reported.
According to court documents, Simran arrived in Singapore on June 2 and was waiting for her connecting flight to Bali at Terminal 3.
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She entered a Furla store, took a yellow purse worth over S$300 (US$233), placed it on her luggage trolley, and left the store without paying.
She also admitted to stealing a bottle of perfume worth more than S$200 from a cosmetics store at Terminal 2.
In a separate case, another Indian tourist, Garg Prasha, 30, was fined S$700 after pleading guilty to one count of theft,
NDTV reported.
After arriving from India, Prasha entered the Charles & Keith store at Terminal 2, took a black haversack bag, placed it in her trolley, and left without paying.
Under Singapore law, theft is punishable by up to three years in jail, a fine, or both. Theft in a dwelling carries a maximum penalty of seven years' imprisonment and a fine.
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