Hyderabad is experiencing a rash of fake faith healers. Phoney ‘faith healers’ on the loose in Hyderabad’s Old City – The Hindu. Their latest activity revolves around an earthen bowl, which they sell for anything between Rs. 1,100 and Rs. 21,000. They claim that disposing the bowl at some place on a specific day would help rid a particular problem. Tajuddin (name changed) lost about Rs. 3,500 to a faith-healer at Falaknuma recently. “He made me believe that someone had performed black magic on my family and that it was the cause for most of my problems, including the ill-health of my children. He advised certain rituals that would bring an end to it,” he said. “It is a professional network that involves a wide network of brokers. In a few cases, both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law also approach the same ‘faith healer’. Unless religious heads involve themselves in the issue, it will not end,” says Mohd Turab, executive secretary, COVA says. Due to victims feeling ashamed or embarassed to be exposed most of them don’t dare to come forward, allowing the fraudulent faith healers to continue their schemes. The police are charging those they catch with “cheating”. But because it is [...]
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