The Singapore Police Force said the men took the diamond from a store on Kreta Ayer Road on June 19, and are accused of the crime.

Two Indian men were arrested in Singapore on June 20, 2026.

The men posed as customers and swapped the diamond with a fake stone before leaving the store without buying it. They did this while looking at the gem.

The store staff found out about the swap after the men left, when they checked the stone.

The police were told about the crime at 3:40 p.m. on June 19. The diamond was reported stolen then. The police started looking for the men. They found out what happened and started searching.

A diamond was found with two Indian men who had swapped it with a stone in Singapore's Chinatown on June 29, 2026.

The police used CCTV footage and camera systems to find the suspects. They arrested the men at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on the same day, before they could leave the country. The police acted quickly to catch them.

The stolen diamond was found and taken as evidence.

The suspects' case will be talked about in court again on June 26.

If the men are found guilty of theft, they could go to prison for up to seven years and have to pay a fine, according to the police.