The US Embassy in India has shared a clear and straight message to visa holders in the country. In a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), the embassy said: “Committing assault, theft, or burglary in the United States won’t just cause you legal issues”, adding “it could lead to your visa being revoked and make you ineligible for future U.S. visas”. The post comes amidst reports of an Indian tourist named Alvani being detained in the country after she was caught shoplifting merchandise worth $1,000 at a Target Store in the country.
Here’s what US embassy says in the advisory
The advisory from US embassy in India says “Committing assault, theft, or burglary in the United States won’t just cause you legal issues – it could lead to your visa being revoked and make you ineligible for future U.S. visas. The United States values law and order and expects foreign visitors to follow all U.S. laws.”
Indian woman caught shoplifting $1,000 worth of items
As mentioned above, Alvani was caught allegedly shoplifting items worth nearly $1,000 (approx. Rs 1.1 lakh) at a Target Store in the US, leading to her arrest on the spot. The footage of her arrest, captured on a police bodycam, was shared by YouTube channel @BodyCamEdition. With over 835,000 views, the video has gone viral online. Watch the viral video here:
In the video, Avlani can be seen pleading with officers to let her pay for the items she shoplifted from the store. “Why can’t I just pay for it?” she asks. An officer replies, “We’re way, way, way past that. You committed a felony.”“But if I’m paying for it, what is the harm?” she says. To this, the officer replies “It would have been fine if you didn’t leave, right? You would have had that opportunity to pay. But because you left the store at that point, you chose to not pay for it, and we can’t go back.”
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