Indian women admit stealing from shops at Singapore airport; one jailed for eight days, another fined

Two Indian women have been caught stealing from shops at Singapore's Changi Airport during their transit. In Singapore, those who commit theft can be jailed for up to three years or fined or both.

The offence of theft in a dwelling carries a jail term of up to seven years and a fine. 29-year-old Goenka Simran was sentenced to eight days in jail after she pleaded guilty to one count of theft in a dwelling. Goenka had flown to Singapore from Kolkata and was awaiting her connecting flight to Bali when she decided to head to the shops at Terminal 3. she entered the Furla store at 1.40 pm and saw a yellow purse on display. She then took the purse, worth more than SGD 300, and placed it on the luggage trolley she was pushing, before leaving the store without paying.

She also admitted to stealing a bottle of perfume at a cosmetics store at Terminal 2, valued at more than SGD 200.30-year-old Garg Prasha was given a fine of SGD 700 after pleading guilty to one count of theft.She had entered the Charles & Keith store at Terminal 2, during transit after arriving from India.While browsing the shop at around 7 am, she spotted a black haversack bag on display and decided to take it from the shop by placing it into the luggage trolley she was pushing. She then left the shop without paying.When an employee noticed what was happening, a police report was made. Garg was found and arrested shortly after with the haversack, worth more than SGD 80, recovered in its original condition.