A 'dangerous' faith healer is destroying Birmingham families by telling relatives to cut ties with each other, it has been claimed. The alert was issued by a woman who said she had financially exploited by the man. In a letter to a local Leicester newspaper she said he flew into the UK regularly from India and presented himself as a spiritual healer in both Birmingham and Leicester. The newspaper said his details had been passed to the authorities.
The man’s methods appear to mirror those of con artists highlighted by Leicestershire Police and trading standards officials at Leicester City Council on a number of occasions in the past few years.
Typically, such so-called 'healers' claim to be able to lift curses, ensure success in business and cure illnesses from cancer to depression. There are documented cases in the city of families and individuals handing over tens of thousands of pounds for bogus cures which come in the form or prayers or potions.
