Nirankari spiritual head dies in Cada road accident

New Delhi, May 13: Baba Hardev Singh, spiritual head of the Sant Nirankari Mission, died in a road accident in Montreal, Cada, on Friday. He was 62. Prime Minister rendra Modi, Home Minister Rajth Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and other political leaders expressed their condolences over the death of Baba Hardev. “It was around five in the morning when his car met with an accident and he died,” an official of the organisation told IANS here. He said arrangements are being made to bring the mortal ramains of the spiritual head to Delhi and details about it would be known soon. “With profound pain and sorrow, this is to inform you that His Holiness Nirankari Baba Hardev Singh Ji Maharaj has merged into this Almighty God,” said an official statement issued by the mission. The sect, with millions of followers across the world, has also requested them not to rush to the mission headquarters in New Delhi to avoid unnecessary inconvenience. (IANS)