Indian teenager is worshipped because he has a seven inch TAIL

A boy with a seven-inch 'tail' is considering having it removed - despite being worshipped as a God.

Arshid Ali Khan, 13, may lose the growth even though it made him a divine symbol in the state of Punjab, India.

The teen, who is bound to a wheelchair, has been hailed by locals as an incarnation of the Hindu monkey god Hanuman - and refer to him as Balaji.

He said: "This tail has been given to me by God. I am worshipped because I pray to god and the wishes of people come true.

"I feel neither good or bad about having a tail."

Arshid now lives with his grandfather, Iqbal Qureshi, and two uncles, after his father died when he was four and his mother remarried.