American Couple Jailed in Singapore: An American couple, Kapadia Husain Zoher and Kapadia Amatullah, who were on their way to Mumbai, got arrested at Singapore’s Changi Airport for stealing expensive luxury products. The incident happened on June 23 while they were waiting for their connecting flight to India. Even though they were American nationals, they seemed to be of Indian origin.
The husband is a dentist and the wife works as an engineer. Both of them were already on the plane and about to fly to Mumbai when the police stopped and arrested them, reported TOI.
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According to what happened that day, the couple walked into two high-end stores at Changi Airport. First, the husband went into a Louis Vuitton store at Terminal 1. He was caught on CCTV while stealing an item. Later, the couple walked into another store Cosmetics & Perfumes by The Shilla at Terminal 3 just before 5:40 pm.
There, the husband picked up a Dior Sauvage perfume bottle worth around $160 and slipped it into his pocket while his wife stood nearby and kept a lookout to make sure nobody saw him. After stealing the items, they both left the shops without paying.
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Singapore takes stealing very seriously, especially in airports. On August 4, the court gave its final decision on the case. The husband, Husain Zoher, admitted to stealing and received 18 days in jail. His wife, Amatullah, also pleaded guilty and was given a week in jail.
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During the court hearing, the State Prosecuting Officer, Ng Chee Wee, said that the husband took the item from Louis Vuitton out of greed. He said that Husain had a bad habit of spending too much money and did not want to pay for what he took.
Thankfully, both the stolen items were recovered and returned to the stores. But the case was a reminder that Singapore doesn’t go easy on such crimes, even if it’s just something worth a few hundred dollars.
