Watch | 'Are you allowed to steal things back home?': Indian woman caught for shoplifting at Target store in US

An Indian woman visiting the United States has been detained for allegedly trying to steal merchandise from a Target store.

The police bodycam video of the alleged incident, which shows a Target employee accusing the woman of spending several hours in the store and trying to flee with some items, has surfaced online since and is doing the rounds on the internet.

She was alleged of stealing merchandise worth approximately $1,300 (around Rs 1.11 lakh) from the store.

The woman was detained by authorities after the employees noticed her suspicious behaviour and alerted them. She apparently spent over seven hours inside the store in Illinois before attempting to leave the store.

"We saw this woman roaming around the store for the last 7 hours. She was picking up items, checking her phone, moving between aisles, and eventually tried to walk out the west gate without paying,” the staffer was heard saying in the video.

As the police officers question the woman, she also offered to pay for the items, to which, an officer interrogating her was heard asking, "Are you allowed to steal things in India? I did not think so."

The woman is facing felony charges as of now and is under investigation, as per the video.

The video of the incident was shared by a YouTube channel, which uploads unedited footage of police actions in the US.

"On May 1, 2025, 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," the caption of the video shared on YouTube read.