Fatehgarh: Arshad Ali is merely a 12 years old Boy from a small village of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, but for the locals he is considered to be the incarnation of Lord Hanuman. People from nearby villages throng daily at his residence for Darshan and seek his blessings and his House has been converted to a makeshift temple.
He is known as Balaji and has a long tail on his back. Besides he has nine divine marks on his body including a Padma sign on his foot and signs of Sita and Kada on his left arm.
According to his Grandfather, Arshad  fulfills the wishes of all those who come to him. He has been blessed with some special powers by the almighty.
However, the personal life of Arshad is full of sorrow. He was born on February 15, 2001 to Salma and Raj Mohammed. His Father Raj worked as a Mason and passed away in 2009. His mother remarried and lives with her Husband.  Arshad has only his maternal grandfather Iqbal Qureshi to take care of.
According to his Grandfather, ever since his birth he was a center of attraction among masses and all considered him the God’s incarnation. When they consulted Doctors for removal of tail 5 years back, Doctors warned that the surgery could be fatal to his life. It is very painful for him to walk and attend the call of nature due to the tail.
Arshad goes to school as well. He is student of Class 7 at Government senior secondary school in Sadhugarh.
According to Doctors, he is suffering from a disease called Meningocele  where  a protrusion of the meninges through an opening in the skull or spinal column forms a bulge  filled with cerebrospinal fluid.
His Grandfather is looking for some monetary aid from the Government so that they might be able to afford the Surgery at some big Hospital.