Nirankari Mission Head Baba Hardev Singh Dies in Canada Car Crash on 13 Friday 2016

Nirankari Mission Head Baba Hardev Singh Dies in Canada Car Crash on 13 Friday 2016

Baba Hardev Singh, head of Nirankari Mission, was killed in a road accident in Montreal, Canada 13 Friday 2016. He was 62.

“With profound pain and sorrow, this is to inform all that His Holiness Nirankari Baba Hardev Singh Ji Maharaj has merged into this Almighty God. He was travelling in a car in Canada which met with a serious accident at about 5.00 am (IST) today,” a statement issued by Sant Nirankari Mandal said.

Baba Hardev Singh was in Canada holding spiritual meetings. The second Nirankari International Samagam (NIS) was scheduled to held in June at Toronto. The theme of this international meet was humanness.

Condoling Baba Hardev death, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “Baba Hardev Singh’s demise is tragic & a great loss to the spiritual world. My thoughts are with his countless followers in this sad time.”

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has also expressed her grief over Hardev Singh’s death.

“Sonia Gandhi has expressed shock and grief over passing away of Baba Nirankari Hardev Singh Ji, Head of Nirankari Samaj, in road accident,” a statement issued by the Congress said

“Nirankari Baba Shri Hardev Singh passed away in a road accident in Montreal. Really sad to hear about his demise. Baba Hardev Singh’s demise is a loss to the nation. He was doing a lot of service for the people. I have personally seen his samagams,” BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain said.

What is Nirankari Mission ? – Hardev Baba ji Maharaj :

– Sant Nirankari Mission was established in 1929, by Baba Buta Singh who previously belonged to the Nirankari sect.

– After partition in 1947, the mission shifted its base to Delhi from west Punjab.

– The organization had over 100 branches spread across 27 countries by 2009.

– The sect has millions of followers across the world.

Who was Nirankari Baba ji ?

– Baba Hardev Singh, who was populary know as Nirankari Baba, headed the Sant Nirankari Mission. He took over as the chief of the mission in 1980 when his father Gurbachan Singh was assassinated.

– He was born on February 23, 1954 in Delhi and did his early schooling from Rosary Public School, Sant Nirankari Colony, Delhi.

– He joined the Nirankari Sewa Dal as its primary member in 1971.

Hardev Singh, son of assassinated Nirankari head Gurbachan Singh was in Canada to attend spiritual meetings. A Nirankari International Samagam (NIS) was scheduled to be held in June in Toronto in Canada.

Hardev Singh was born to Gurbachan Singh and Kulwant Kaur on February 23, 1954 in Delhi.

After his early schooling at Rosary Public School, Sant Nirankari Colony, Delhi, he joined Yadavindra Public School, Patiala, a boarding school, in 1963.

On completion of his schooling, he studied in Delhi University. In 1971, he joined the Nirankari Sewa Dal as its primary member.

After the assassination of his father Gurbachan Singh, who was then head of the Sant Nirankari Mission in 1980, Hardev Singh succeeded as the ‘Satguru’ of the organisation.

Sant Nirankari Mission was established in 1929, by Buta Singh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the demise of Hardev Singh terming it as a “tragic and great loss to the spiritual world. My thoughts are with his countless followers in this sad time.”

As per details available on ‘Nirankari Baba Hardev Singh Ji Maharaj Community’ on Facebook, Baba Hardev Singh was travelling from New York to Montreal in a car along with his two sons-in-law Avneet and Sunny when the car crash happened.

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The car was being driven by Sunny at a very high speed, as per reports.

Around 5.30 am Indian Standard Time, the car lost control and overturned several times before coming to a halt on the opposite lane.

During the crash, Baba Hardev Singh and his son-in-law Avneet, both of whom were sitting on the rear seat, were thrown out of the car.

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Baba Hardev Singh: Things you should know about the late Nirankari spiritual leader

While Sunny and another person sitting on the front passenger seat suffered minor injuries, Baba Hardev Singh and Avneet sustained critical injuries and all four were rushed to the hospital.

However, doctors could not save Baba Hardev Singh and Avneet and the two were declared dead.

Sunny and the other person are currently receiving treatment at the hospital.

Canadian police said Baba Hardev Singh and Avneet were not wearing seat belts and were thrown out of the car by the impact due to which they suffered major injuries.

Police have launched an investigation into the accident to determine what exactly led to the car crash.

Among the reasons that could have led to the crash include some technical problem in the car, over-speeding or use of mobile phone by the person driving the car.

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Nirankari spiritual head Baba Hardev Singh dies in Canada; PM Narendra Modi, other leaders mourn

New Delhi: Baba Hardev Singh, the spiritual head of Sant Nirankari Mission, died in a road accident in Montreal, Canada, an official of the organization said here on Friday.

Kripasagar, press and publicity in-charge of the mission, said they were deeply saddened by the news Baba Hardev Singh’s death. baba-hardev-sin