Dubai Two women are serving four months in jail on charges of shoplifting from the Dubai Duty Free while they were on their way to visit holy sites in Iraq.
Police said that two Indian women were arrested three months ago by the police at Dubai Duty Free after being accused of stealing items worth Dh5,000 from a Duty Free store at the Dubai International Airport.
According to police, the women will be deported after completing their jail term.
Police said the women were from Bengaluru in India and were on their way to Karbala in Iraq. The duo told police they were among 15 other Indian visitors heading to Iraq.
Stop over
The women visited the duty free shop during a stop over to get connecting flight.
The women, who are in their early 40s, said that they bought chocolates and hand bags worth Dh5,000 from the duty free store and went to the cashier to pay for the purchase.
They said they could not locate the cashier's counter and soon found themselves outside the shop with the shopping trolley, triggering the security alarm.
They said they did not hide any items they had bought and everything was in the shopping trolley, but the security officer informed the police and they were taken to police custody.
According to police the women were sentenced by Dubai court to four months' jail followed by deportation.
