Woman thieves tuck clothes under saree

A group of women went to shop at a garment shop in Anantapur in the state of Andhra Pradesh. When they left without buying anything, the sales staff grew suspicious and checked inventory, and found several sarees missing. CCTV footage revealed the modus operandi of the gang: a few women would provide cover while one of them would tuck the carefully selected clothes under her saree. After the theft was widely covered by the local media and the police started investigating, the incident took a different turn.  One of the thieves called Mahalakshmi, the owner of the shop, and apologised for the theft. The caller promised to return all the stolen goods and two days later a courier arrived with the contraband. “They had taken sarees worth 1.75 lakhs. I think they returned most of it,” said Mahalakshmi.