An India-origin former business partner of President Donald Trump’s company was arrested last week on felony charges of stealing two pieces of luggage from Memphis airport “for the thrill and excitement”.

Dinesh Chawla and his brother were partners with the Trump Organisation on multiple hotel projects until earlier this year. Chawla’s father V.K. Chawla grew up in a refugee camp in Punjab.

Security footage showed Dinesh on August 18 removing a passenger’s suitcase from a baggage claim carousel and putting it in his car before taking a flight. Another piece of luggage was found in the car.

Dinesh told an officer “that he knows stealing luggage is wrong, but he does it for the thrill and excitement”, the records said.