now you see it....

A holy man in India has, or rather had, a magic leg.
Touching his magic leg cured you of illness or granted your wish.

So, a couple of rogues came along. And, not prepared to settle for just one wish, they got the eighty year old holy man good and drunk, chopped off his leg with a sickle and ran off into the night. (legged it, as it were).

The old (and presumably slightly less holy) man is recovering in hospital.

Apparently this really happened.
Kind of puts having your car stereo stolen into perspective.