Qigong Master

A Chinese court has sentenced the leader of a religious sect labelled a cult by authorities to life in prison on several charges, according to an official statement, with three of his followers also jailed.

A celebrity Chinese 'qigong master' who claimed to conjure snakes from thin air and cure the sick has been held by police on suspicion of kidnapping and murder, reports said today.

A Chinese court has sentenced the leader of a religious sect labelled a cult by authorities to life in prison on several charges, according to an official statement, with three of his followers also jailed.

A celebrity Chinese 'qigong master' who claimed to conjure snakes from thin air and cure the sick has been held by police on suspicion of kidnapping and murder, reports said today.