Women's gang hypnotizes, strips victims of valuables

PANCHKULA: In another wake-up call for Panchkulites, police warned them to remain extremely vigilant while going out as these well-off women, coming in big cars could be targeting you. Sehsani gang, the gang of women, is known for striking by hypnotisizing their victims. A 70-year-old woman fell prey to them on Sunday evening and lost her gold bangles.
It was on Sunday evening when an elderly woman was robbed of her gold bangles by two women who offered her lift in Sector 17, Panchkula. The victim, Ravi Kant, was on her way to back home when the two women in a white car offered her lift saying that some acquaintance of her's was calling her. Ravi Kant in her complaint to the police said after that what happened she has no idea. She doesn't even remember their faces. According to police, the woman was hypnotized.
"Sehsani gang has come to Panchkula. It is group of 40-45 women, all from well-off families, who come in a big cars and strike by hypnotizing the victim. One must not look at their face," said Sub Inspector Balwant Singh, in charge of the Sector 16 police post.
This gang that hails from Punjab is involved in robberies and has struck Panchkula a number of times. Recently, even a sub inspector fell prey to them at Pinjore bus stand as he went there to nab them. A number of cases under sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 392 (robbery) have been registered against them at Panchkula.
"They belong to places like Sangrur, Patiala, Abohar, Sanaur in Punjab. They are so well-dressed and soft-spoken that it's hard to believe that they could be robbers. They just look at your face and hypnotize you before ripping you off your valuables," Singh added. According to police, the gang comes in this very season only.
"They did not force me to smell any sedative, but they did something that I don't remember a single thing after I sat in their car. I remember seeing their faces but now I can't even recall those," said Ravi Kant.