Why women are at risk of rogue religious groups

Some of the bodies exhumed from Shakahola Forest following a suspected religious cult. [File, Standard]

Women are the most susceptible group to join religious organisations, new research from the National Crime Research Centre (NCRC) shows.

The report adds that, after conversion, women-often in their roles as wives and mothers-play a pivotal role in influencing their families to join these groups, some of which propagate misleading theology.