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Police hunt bogus faith healers

Mark Daly
Posted: July 23, 2009.
Published: 23 July 2009.

Print: BBC News

Ali Shah

Following a recent BBC Scotland investigation, Leicestershire Constabulary has released a picture of the alleged fraudster at the centre of the scam.

Posing as a holy man, Ali Shah, also known as Khalid Rafique or Shaheed Ikram, is alleged to have been part of a gang preying on those facing hardship or health trouble in Britain’s Asian community by falsely promising to solve their problems in return for vast sums of cash.

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