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Police are on the lookout for a gang of eunuchs who hypnotise and rob residents A family from Kalbadevi is helping the police hunt for a gang of eunuchs, who on the pretext of vaastu shastra, looted them on May 27 at Chira Bazaar, Kalbadevi.
Asha Dilip Pandit, 55, was chatting with her daughter Shivali, 26, a teacher, when two eunuchs entered their home. Shivali gave them Rs 5 but the eunuchs refused to leave, while one of them asked for a glass of water. While Shivali was getting them water the other eunuch asked for tea.
Asha Pandit from Kalbadevi was hypnotised by eunuchs who asked her
to watch this glass of water
One of the eunuchs followed Shivali into the kitchen. The other sat at the entrance of the house and told Asha that according to Vaastu Shastra, her entrance was in the wrong direction. This, she was told, was the main cause of suffering in the family.
The eunuch then asked for an empty glass, water and salt. They asked Asha and Shivali to watch the glass, and hypnotised them. They stole Asha's mangalsutra and gold chain, Shivali's gold ring and her father's ring
"The eunuch entered my house at 10.45 am. We regained consciousness at 12.30 pm. We don't remember anything that happened in between," said Asha. They later managed to piece together the story after one of their neighbour's told them that a eunuch was seen standing outside the house.
On realising they were looted, the family registered an FIR at LT Marg police station. The incident apparently is a common one in the area.
"We have carried out several raids to trace the gang of eunuchs who are hypnotising people before looting them. We have carried out searches at Kamathipura, Tardeo, Mahim, Bandra, Colaba and Bhandup areas," said a police officer. | 
