New Delhi, June 9 -- Two Indian women transiting through Changi airport in Singapore were detained for allegedly shoplifting items at different stores in the transit area, police said on Monday.

Both women, aged 29 and 30, were detained before they could flee the country, as reported by The Straits Times.

According to the report, the thefts took place on June 2 in the departure transit area of Terminal 3 of the Changi airport.

Police were alerted to the suspected shoplifting and, with the help of CCTV footage, they were able to identify the two suspected women shoplifters.

The police arrested both women within an hour of the crime.

Authorities recovered a purse, a backpack and a bottle of perfume, all allegedly stolen and found in wo...