BOSTON -- Police in New Hampshire are searching for thieves in a New Hampshire store robbery where the clerk claims he was hypnotized into handing over a large sum of cash.

The victim claims the suspects used hypnosis to trick him into handing over more than a $1,000.

Surveillance video shows the clerk, Yogi Patel, 29, talking with the two men at the Marlborough County Convenience Store.

Patel, who owns the business, said the suspects claimed to be Hindu priests who could read his mind.

But police aren't laughing.

They said they believe Patel's story and are warning other store clerks to be on the lookout for the men.