India, Sept. 15 -- A video that shows two Indian women being arrested in the United States for shoplifting has resurfaced online, more than a year after the incident occurred.

The women were arrested for shoplifting from a New Jersey grocery store in March 2024. However, bodycam footage of their arrest has resurfaced online after a string of similar shoplifting cases involving Indians highlighted the issue.

The two women - one from Hyderabad, Telangana and the other from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh - had moved to New Jersey to pursue higher education at the Stevens Institute of Technology.

In March 2024, the two Indian students were confronted and arrested after allegedly failing to pay for certain items they picked up at Hoboken ShopRite. ...