Chandigarh , May 13 , 2016 : Nirankari Sect Chief Baba Hardev Singh died in a road accident in Canada early in the morning today (IST) .. He was traveling from USA to Montreal (Canada). His motor vehicle met with an accident . He was accompanied by his two Son-in-laws . O
Confirming the death news ,Mohinder Singh, Sanyojak Sant Nirankari Satsang Bhawan Sector 30-A, Chandigarh said that as per message received from Sh. Kirpa Sagar, Member Incharge,Press and Publicity Department, Sant Nirankari Mandal, this was to inform with profound pain and sorrow that His Holiness Nirankari Baba Hardev Singh Ji Maharaj has merged into this Almighty God. He was travelling from New York to Montreal (Canada) in a car which met with a serious accident at about 5.00 a.m. (IST) today about 40 kms from Montreal.
He further said that Baba Ji was accompanied by Sandeep Khinda Ji and Avneet Setya Ji, both his sons-in-law, and Vivek Sharma Ji from New York. Even though they also received injuries, they are reported to be safe.
Further details will be conveyed as soon as finalized. In the meantime, the Sant Nirankari Mandal has urged all the devotees not to rush to Delhi or to e Headquarters of the Mission/Kothi.
Baba Hardev Singh was born to Gurbachan Singh and Kulwant Kaur on February 23, 1954 in Delhi. He received his elementary education at home. After his early schooling at Rosary Public School, Sant Nirankari Colony, Delhi, in 1963 he joined Yadavindra Public School, Patiala, a boarding school. Upon completing his schooling he studied at Delhi University. In 1971, he joined the Nirankari Sewa Dal as its primary member.
He married Savinder Kaur in 1975, during the annual Nirankari Sant Samagam in Delhi.