Indian woman in US accused of trying to shoplift $1,300 worth of goods from Target, pleads with cops

An Indian woman allegedly tried to shoplift from a Target in Illinois. The store employees caught her walking out of a door with a cart.

An undated video of a woman being detained by police for allegedly stealing $1,300 worth of merchandise from a Target outlet in Illinois has surfaced online. The now-viral bodycam footage captures the interaction between the woman, who is supposedly visiting America, and a police officer who detained her. In the clip, the officer mentions that the woman is in the US from India.

A woman was detained by Illinois police allegedly for stealing items worth $1,300 while in the US. (Screengrab)

HT.com cannot independently verify the claims in the video.

“Police were called to Target after a woman spent hours inside the store stealing items, ultimately attempting to walk out with thousands of dollars in unpaid merchandise. This is footage of the events that followed,” read the YouTube description of the video of the arrest.

In the video, a Target employee claims the woman spent seven hours inside the store before trying to walk out the door with a cart filled with items.

After checking the bill provided by the store, which amounts to over $1,300, the woman is taken to the police station, where she is processed. According to the video, she is charged with felony.

How did social media react?

“Being an immigrant, I can’t fathom the audacity of being a guest to this country and breaking its laws,” expressed a YouTuber user. Another added, “She is EXHAUSTING!!! The female officer handled that so well. I would have lost my mind!!!”

A third posted, “She’s playing dumb and takes American law as a joke, period. She’s so unserious.” A fourth wrote, “She’s driving me nuts. She knows what she did, but she won’t shut up!”