Shankar Suffers Heart Attack During Show – Magician Hangs SelfInside MagicMagic News Updated Daily for the Professional Magician

The New Kerala News reports magician Shankar
suffered what has been described as a "massive" heart attack during a
performance on June 24th (Saturday).

He was taken from the performance area to the district
hospital where his condition was listed as "serious." The 56 year-old magician was in Hamirpur for
two weeks of shows.

Shankar has been moved into the Intensive Care Unit.

We will keep you apprised of his developments.

You may recall Quinlan's Inside Magic's past coverage of
Shankar and his family's wildly popular show, Shankar's
World of Magic. Professor Shankar
has performed close to six thousand shows world wide and the current tour involved
his wife, daughter and son Junior Shankar.
The family brings forth their brand of Gili Gili Magic.

Professor Shankar is a friend and supporter of Quinlan's
Inside Magic and always willing to provide insight on upcoming shows or reports
on the current tours.

From the bordering nation of Pakistan, we received the sad news
of a fellow magician's passing.

The Daily Times (Pakistan)
reports the sad news of Abdul Hameed's death. Mr. Hameed was a professional magician known
in the Naseerabad area.

Police say the 40 year old man had a domestic dispute with
his wife and shortly thereafter hung himself from the ceiling fan.

The police told reporters no autopsy was performed on the
body — contrary to the practice in similar investigations.

The local authorities returned the magician's body to his
relatives.

Our prayers are with Shankar's family, cast and crew; and Abdul
Hameed's family and those who loved and now certainly miss him.