: High-end boutiques or clothing stores are common targets where "lifestyle" items (designer clothes, accessories) are stolen.
Reports of female shoplifters being forcibly stripped in boutiques as a form of public humiliation have occurred internationally, with incidents documented in China, Nigeria, and India. These actions, often framed as vigilante justice, have resulted in legal repercussions for store owners in some cases, such as in Bengaluru. Read more about this specific report at Pulse.ng . : High-end boutiques or clothing stores are common
To prevent similar incidents, retailers and shoppers can take the following steps: with incidents documented in China