India, Aug. 5 -- A 33-year-old woman died after being tied to a pillar for about 10 days as part of a purported faith-healing ritual to treat her alleged mental illness in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district, police reported on Wednesday, August 5th.

Police arrested the woman's husband, Ankit Yadav, self-styled godman Munna, 71 and his associate Kadir Ahmad, 55, in connection with the case.

Ruby Yadav, a resident of Lucknow's Gomtinagar, was taken to the Community Health Centre in Deva on Monday after her condition worsened. She was declared dead later that night.

A preliminary investigation found that Ruby had allegedly been tied to a pillar at a shrine in the Deva area for around 10 days while "faith-healing" and exorcism rituals were...