Surat: Two women convicts in Lajpore jail accused of hypnotizing women to rob cash, jewellery and valuables were denied bail on Thursday.
While rejecting the two separate regular bail applications of accused Najma Ansari and Gohu Ansari, the district and sessions court observed that they committed the offence by exploiting the victims’ religious faith and fear of doctrines. Additional public prosecutor DV Dave strongly opposed the plea and said that there are chances that they would repeat the same crime after release on bail.
The accused initially demanded Rs 21 from the wife of the complainant on the name of performing a puja for Shitla Mata. Any ordinary religious woman would be ready to give that amount for welfare of her family, the court stated.