Kashmir has witnessed an unprecedented rise in the activities of self styled ‘faith healers’ who exploit the vulnerable under the guise of spirituality and miracle cures. These quacks often conceal as pure spiritual guides—thus preying on the desperation of people seeking relief.
As the reliance and mysticism are vital to the civilizing fabric of Kashmir, the rise of fake healers is a mounting unease that demands immediate attention and action. The modus operandi of these fraudsters is alarmingly similar.
Against the years old faith of the people, the fake faith healers usually have been seen demanding money, gold, or other valuables in exchange for their ‘services’. Wretchedly, many families are already burdened by the challenges and problems of life are more prone of falling victim to these scams.
The repercussions of such abuse are far-reaching. In some cases, folks suffering from treatable medical conditions have worsened due to the delay in receiving proper care while others are directly or indirectly subjected to unsafe and irrational practices.
Recently, a self styled faith-healer had adopted the same tactics which the authorities have tackled on time.
In order to curb the menace of fake faith healers, the concerned authorities in cooperation with religious and society influential shall initiate a extensive awareness campaigns to sensitize the masses about the risks and cons of falling victim to fake healers.
There is a further need of strengthening legal frameworks wherein laws against hoax and the abuse must be implemented thoroughly. Besides, unique group needs to be established to make out and prosecute the fake healers.
Furthermore, there should be a local vigilance wherein the respective group of people can report such doubtful activities with the concerned authorities.
By nurturing such society, the victims and others can turn out to be more resilient to the attraction of pseudoscience and fake faith healers. We should consider this as our combined duty to safeguard those who are prone of falling prey to it.
