Traditional healer Murthy no more

Shivamogga: Well-known traditional practitioner Narayanamurthy from Narasipura village in Sagar taluk died at his residence late on Wednesday night. He was 80. He is survived by his wife, son and four daughters.
Murthy developed chest pain around 9 pm. The family shifted him to the taluk hospital where he died later, the family told TOI. Narayanamurthy has been practising traditional healing from the past four decades, and was popularly known as the 'cancer-healer.' His family were ayurveda practitioners.
Narayanamurthy had a big following from across the country with patents lining up as early as 4am to get an appointent with him.
Hundreds of people gathered at his farm in Narasipura village for his cremation on Thursday. Murthy had recently appealed to rural development and panchayat raj minister KS Eshwarappa to allow him to resume his practice during the lockdown. The district authorities had ordered suspension of his practice keeping in mind social distancing protocol.