Self-proclaimed qigong master Wang Lin was reportedly brought in by Jiangxi provincial police in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on Wednesday as part of an investigation.

Wang, 63, a native of Jiangxi, became well known in the 1990s for practicing qigong - a system of prescribed physical exercises or movements performed in a meditative state - and allegedly having special abilities.

According to a report on Jxnews.com.cn, a website run by the Jiangxi provincial government, Wang is involved in a murder case in which Zou Yong, one of his apprentices, was allegedly killed by two suspects named Liu Feng and Zhu Litong last week.