Archive · 18 Sep 2026
Women Arrested After Purse Theft at Delhi Shawl Shop
Three women were accused of stealing a purse from a shopper in Delhi.
The incident happened on August 31 at a clothes shop on Janpath Road.
The shopper was looking at clothes with some foreign visitors.
She briefly took out her purse and then left her bag open on a table.
One woman, Bindiya, pretended to be a customer and took the purse.
She hid it under her scarf-like dupatta.
Neelam and Kaali helped by waiting inside and outside the shop.
Delhi Police arrested all three women on September 4.
An NRI woman’s purse was stolen at a busy Kashmiri Shawl Emporium on Janpath Road, Delhi, on August 31.
Police said Bindiya Sisodiya posed as a customer and took the purse from the woman’s open bag.
Neelam allegedly waited inside the shop while Kaali waited outside during the theft.
The three women fled after exchanging signals and leaving the shop.
Bindiya, Neelam, and Kaali were arrested by Delhi Police on September 4.
- Who
- Bindiya Sisodiya, Neelam, and Kaali were accused of stealing the purse; the victim was an NRI woman.
- What
- A purse was allegedly taken from an open bag inside a clothing shop.
- When
- The theft occurred on August 31 at about 6 p.m.; the three women were arrested on September 4.
- Where
- The Kashmiri Shawl Emporium on Janpath Road in Delhi.
- Why
- The article says the women targeted shoppers while posing as people selling or browsing clothes.
- Incident date
- August 31
- Incident time
- Around 6 p.m.
- Location
- Kashmiri Shawl Emporium, Janpath Road, Delhi
- Victim
- An NRI woman
- Stolen item
- A small purse
- Arrest date
- September 4
- Arresting agency
- Delhi Police