According to a viral post on X, a woman from an Indian tour group in Japan was allegedly caught stealing items at a souvenir shop and later after being caught, she tried to give money as bribe to both the shopkeeper and the police officials.The account was shared by Muthukrishnan Dhandapani, who said that the incident happened during a group trip to Japan.According to Dhandapani, members of the group did not know that the woman was stealing items until she was caught in a tourist souvenir shop.“In our group, a woman has been shoplifting since the beginning. We were not aware of it. She was caught in a tourist souvenir shop,” he wrote on X.Dhandapani claimed that the woman offered him money immediately after he was caught. However, the shopkeeper was more upset by the offer than the alleged theft.Dhandapani wrote, “The Japanese shopkeeper said they are a high-trust society where theft is rare and they have great respect for India. What angered him more than the theft was the offer of money after being caught.”The shopkeeper called the police and the group’s tour manager accompanied the woman to the police station.According to the post, the woman again offered money at the station.“Even at the police station, the woman offered money. The Japanese police were not happy,” Dhandapani said.She claimed that officers told her that shoplifting is taken seriously in Japan and warned that the woman could face jail time.He wrote, “They explained how severe the punishment for theft was and said he would have to go to jail. But he is an Indian and they respect India very much, so he was let go with a stern warning.”