A video showing a woman being stopped by security personnel at a store inside Noida's DLF Mall of India has gone viral on social media. The woman was allegedly caught with ghee and refined cooking oil in her bag while attempting to leave the store without paying.
The incident reportedly took place on Sunday evening at the Le Marche store in Sector 18. According to reports, the woman had visited the store with her husband, who was at the billing counter when she allegedly headed towards the exit. Security personnel stopped her for a bag check after staff suspected that she had taken items without payment.
A video circulating online shows two female security guards escorting the woman back inside the store. She can be seen covering her face with her phone, while a man, purportedly a store employee, is heard accusing her of stealing
नोएडा के DLF मॉल में एक महिला को घी और रिफाइंड की चोरी करते रंगे हाथ पकड़ा गया। आरोप हैं कि महिला एक महीने में कई बार इस स्टोर में चोरी करते सीसीटीवी में कैद हुई थी। देखने में तो सभ्य परिवार की लग रही है महिला... फिर घी, तेल की चोरी ??? https://t.co/NP4dmvCqIN
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According to claims made by store staff and in social media posts, CCTV footage allegedly showed the woman placing a 1-kg pack of ghee and a 1-kg bottle of refined oil inside her bag. Some reports also claimed that she had allegedly visited the store several times over the previous month.
A woman was allegedly caught stealing ghee and refined oil from a store at DLF Mall of India in Noida after employees noticed her suspicious behaviour. According to videos circulating on social media, the incident reportedly took place on Sunday at the Le Marche store inside the mall in Sector 18. The woman had concealed jars of ghee and bottles of refined oil in her bag before attempting to leave the store. Employees noticed the alleged theft on camera and stopped her near the exit. A video of the incident, shared in three parts on X, has gone viral on social media. The footage shows the woman being escorted inside the mall by two security guards while she kept her face covered with her phone. A man, apparently associated with the store, can also be seen confronting her as she is taken away. According to claims made in the video, the woman had allegedly been visiting the store for over a month and was suspected of stealing items on multiple previous occasions. An employee said the staff had identified the alleged thefts with the help of CCTV footage.
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The incident took another turn after the woman's husband arrived at the store. Reports said the matter was eventually resolved after payment was made for the items, following which the woman left the mall. No formal police complaint was registered in connection with the incident, according to reports.
Police, mall management clarify viral claims
While the viral video led to claims that the woman had been caught stealing, subsequent reports raised questions over the circumstances of the incident.
According to The Times of India, both police and mall management said the woman had paid for the items and that theft had not been confirmed.
A report by Dainik Jagran also said police found that the store staff could not provide CCTV footage showing the woman stealing. The woman reportedly claimed that the items had been paid for by the man accompanying her.
The differing accounts have added another layer to the viral incident, with the social media narrative presenting it as a theft while police and mall officials have indicated that no confirmed theft case was established.
The video has nevertheless triggered widespread discussion online, with users debating the circumstances surrounding the incident and questioning how quickly allegations can spread through social media before official details are established.
