Diamond merchant 'hypnotised' by four female robbers

The Kasturba Marg police in Borivali are looking for a gang of four women who allegedly looted diamonds worth Rs 24 lakh in broad daylight on Monday. The police suspect that the women hypnotised the diamond businessman in order to loot him. According to the police, the incident took place on Monday afternoon when a 67-year-old diamond businessman was on his way to deliver a diamond consignment to his client in Borivali. Following the incident, the businessman approached Kasturba Marg police station which registered an offence under the IPC sections of theft (379) and common intension (34). When police checked the CCTV footage, it was clear that there were four women who were accompanied by their male accomplice.