'Jesus of Siberia' is an ex-traffic cop!

London, August 29 (ANI): A former traffic officer is being hailed as the Son of God in the Siberian wilderness.

Sergei Torop, who calls himself "Vissarion the Teacher" or "Jesus of Siberia", is said to have attracted thousands of followers.

He sits back in his throne while people in the remote village of Petropavlovka worship him, reports British tabloid The Sun.

The newspaper report even says that the long-haired lookalike is the second coming of Christ, reincarnated 2,000 years after his crucifixion. (ANI)