London, Dec 9 (Agencies) : In a rather bizarre way of stealing, a thief in North London reportedly stole “thousands of pounds” from the pockets of a store owner after hypnotising him. The police have released a shocking CCTV footage that shows how the thief hynotises the shopkeeper and rifles through his pockets to empty them in no time.
Media reports say, the man seen in the video is believed to be an Eastern European, who walked into the store at Highgate, North London to ask for water for his pregnant wife.
The thief touches the storekeeper, Aftab Haider on his stomach to gesture his wife’s baby bump. The shopkeeper soon drifts into a trance-like state.
Haider is the owner of Hops and Pops shop in Highgate, London.
The police say that the man’s tactics appeared to have confused Haider as he was robbed of cash from his pockets.
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