Baba Maingal Singh Ji Do Akaal Chalna

[Azaad]

Four feared drowned as boat capsizes at Harike

Varinder Walia and Gurbaxpuri

Tribune Reporters

Harike (Tarn Taran), May 25

At least four persons, including Gurcharn Singh, son of famous Ragi HS Jagadhriwale, were feared drowned when a boat carrying 13 persons capsized at Harike Pattan of the Beas, near Gurdwara Nanaksar, Isher Dham, here today. Baba Maingal Singh, who was rescued, died in a private hospital in Ludhiana.

Megh Raj, Deputy Commissioner, Ferozepur, has ordered a magisterial inquiry by SDM, Zira, TN Passi, who will submit the report within 15 days, said Janmeja Singh Sekhwan, Irrigation Minister, while talking to The Tribune.

The DC said the inquiry officer would probe if the followers of the Dera Nanaksar had sought permission from the Department of Wildlife to use its motor boats.

The other deceased have been identified as Harjinder Singh, alias Ladi, and Zorawar Singh.

The tragedy struck when followers of Baba Sadhu Singh, Head of Nanaksar Gurdwara, who had died on May 15, went deep into the Harike barrage to immerse his ashes.

Though the ashes are immersed on the bank of the river, yet the followers wanted to perform the last rites in the middle of the river where the ashes of Baba Isher Singh had been immersed.

The followers of Baba boarded two boats and one of them was overcrowded. When the boats reached the middle of the river, one boat tilted due to imbalance. Around 10 persons were rescued and four were been feared drowned. However, the bodies of drowned persons could not be traced till late night.

SSP, Ferozepur, Dinesh Pratap Singh said the devotees carrying ashes of the deceased Baba had boarded three boats to immerse the ashes at the holy confluence of the Sutlej and the Beas at Harike. When one of the boats carrying 13 persons capsized, occupants of the accompanying boats saved many persons by throwing in their turbans.

[Azaad]

Baba Maingal Singh drowned in Harike Pattan

Our Correspondent

Jagraon, May 25

A pall of gloom descended over the Nanaksar Kaleran and among the followers of Nanaksar sect with the breaking of the news of boat being drowned at Harike Pattan today. Baba Maingal Singh (75) of Nanaksar Kaleran today met a tragic end as the boat, in which he was lodged, capsized in Hari-Ke-Pattan.

He, along with 12 others, was lodged in a boat meant for seven only. Not only this, the rest two boats were also housing 13 persons each, nearly double of their capacity. They were there to immerse the mortal remains of Sant Baba Sadhu Singh of Nanaksar. When the boat had just reached in deep waters of the reservoir, suddenly it got filled with water. All the 13 onboard drowned. Eight of them, including Kartar Singh (England Wale), Baba Sewa Singh, Baba Kartar Singh, Bhai Blahmbar Singh, somehow reached the shore of the reservoir, while five of them died. They were swept off by the high speed flowing water.

Baba Maingal Singh was taken out from Harike Pattan in a critical condition and was shifted to a hospital in Moga, where he breathed his last. Later on, bodies of Raagi Joravar Singh, Raagi Ravinder Singh Sodhi, Harjinder Singh Laddi (personal assistant to Baba Maingal Singh) and Bhai Gurcharan Singh Jagadhari Wale were taken out from the water reservoir.

The body of Baba Maingal Singh was bought to Nanaksar late evening and the mourning devotees rushed to the gurdwara.

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[Azaad]

I was fortunate enough to meet Baba ji a couple of years ago at Jagraon....I cannot even begin to express how Chardi Kala Baba ji were....Their Akaal Chalna is a great loss to the Panth especially after the Akaal Chalna of Baba Sadhu Singh Ji last week........

Maharaj Kirpa Karan.....

[Ranz_Killa]

Waheguru

[GuruManeyoGranth]

Waheguroo

Bhai Jorawar Singh Jee is brother of Prof Darshan Singh. Their whole family had bakshish to do keertan from Baba Nand Singh Jee.

Waheguroo

Dhan Baba Sadhu Singh Jee/Dhan Baba Mangal Singh Jee