Police in Karachi, Pakistan, arrested a group of six women on Sunday who are suspected of using hypnosis to rob their victims.
Dr. Uzair Ahmed, the senior superintendent of police in the Malir district, stated that this gang had previously committed robberies in various cities, including Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, and Lahore, by hypnotizing their targets.
Although the effectiveness of hypnosis as a tool for committing crimes is debated, there have been multiple reports in Karachi of victims claiming they were hypnotized before being robbed.
According to Dr. Ahmed, the gang would come to Karachi, stay in cheap hotels in the Saddar area, carry out robberies, and then return to their homes in Punjab. They would enter homes by pretending to look for work or offering to sew clothes.
Once inside, the gang leader, who is skilled in hypnosis, would engage the victims while the other women stole their belongings. The gang also included male members who helped with logistics and transportation.
The arrested women were identified as Sahiba (also known as Hina), Babli Maqbool, Kaneez Fareed, Sahiba Fatma, Lubna Shah, and Salman Hussain. Police recovered Rs 4 million (about $14,418) from them.
Dr. Ahmed confirmed that two victim families have identified the women as their attackers.
