Cotswold serial shoplifter who made more than £500K is jailed
By Laura Enfield | 31st July 2024
A serial shoplifter and fraudster who conned retailers out of more than £500,000 has been jailed for 10- years.

Narinder Kaur, formally known as Nina Tiara, of Chosen Hill in Cleverton, near Malmesbury travelled extensively across the country stealing from well-known high street stores and then claiming refunds on them.
Between July 2015 and September 2019, it is estimated she netted around £2,000 worth of refunds per week. Knowing the police were on to her, she then started defrauding other businesses using stolen credit card details.
The 54-year-old is now behind bars after being found guilty in March of 26 counts of fraud, money laundering and perverting the course of justice.
It followed a mammouth four-month trial - believed to be the longest ever held at Gloucester Crown Court
Sentencing her yesterday (July 30) at the same court the judge described Kaur's dishonesty as being of an Olympian scale and that her home was a treasure trove of criminal proceeds.
Kaur first came to Wiltshire Police's attention in 2016 for theft. A joint investigation was carried out

between Wiltshire and West Mercia in August 2020, which saw more than 1,000 items of suspected criminal property seized from her home.
The Cotswold woman was arrested again in October 2020 for trying to defraud Dunelm in Swindon and hundreds more items were seized from her home including over £113,800 in cash and dozens of gift cards.
Kaur was also arrested for witness intimidation and despite being on court bail, continued committing crimes. She was arrested again in May 2021 for trying to defraud Asda stores in Melksham and Swindon and a third search of her home address recovered a further £38,000 in cash.
Kaur was also arrested several times for breaching her bail and failing to adhere to curfew times.

Detective Inspector Tom Straker said: "Kaur carried out crime as her profession. She travelled up and down the country earning a living as a professional shoplifter and a prolific fraudster, and attempted to evade detection by using around 17 alias names.
"In an effort to derail investigations Kaur attempted to intimidate both police staff and public witnesses, but thanks to the determination and professionalism of our officers, and the co-operation of the public, I am pleased that she will be behind bars for some time".
Fraud investigator, Steve Tristram, from West Mercia Police's economic crime unit, said: "Kaur is a calculated individual who committed offences across the country, dishonestly claiming refunds on items she had stolen. She showed no remorse for her actions and even thought she would get away with submitting false documents to the court with the intention of perverting the course of justice.
"Working with National Business Crime Solution, an organisation representing retailers, and other police forces as a multi-agency approach, we were able to investigate further into her criminal activity and found fraudulent activity in her bank accounts which subsequently brought her to justice."
Earlier this month Gloucester City Council pledged to take increased action to tackle retail crime, particularly by repeat offenders and protect workers.
According to a recent report by the Co-op Group, more than 330,000 incidents of retail crime were recorded in 2023 - a 44% increase on the previous year.
Councillors agreed it highlighted the growing issues of retail crime across the UK and showed that a majority of those committing crimes are repeat and prolific offenders.
Speaking at a meeting on July 18 Labour group leader, Terry Pullen, said: "Something is broken".
The council agreed to include the issue in the Stronger Safer Gloucester Partnership work plan review and write to the Police and Crime Commissioner asking for a review of arrangements for tackling retail crime by frequent and repeat offenders.
It also resolved to lobby Gloucester MP Alex McIntyre to lend his support to tackling the issue
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