Nirankari head's funeral procession blocks N Delhi roads

Thousands of devotees today joined the funeral procession of Baba Hardev Singh, head of the Nirankari mission, choking key arterial roads in north Delhi.
The procession started early morning from the mission's main centre at Kingsway Camp area and ended in the afternoon at Nigam Bodh Ghat area here.
Thousands of devotees thronged the roads, to catch a last glimpse of the spiritual leader, as the procession passed through Burari, Outer Ring Road, Parmanand Colony, Mall Road, Ring Road and Kashmere Gate ISBT, clogging all arterial roads.
Commuters heading towards south took diversion from Outer Ring Road towards Madhuban Chowk and GTK Road from Mubarka Chowk to Azadpur and then turned right on the Ring Road heading towards Punjabi Bagh. Motorists destined towards north were diverted through trans-Yamuna region.

However, in no time, the diversion routes too witnessed long tailbacks and traffic was thrown out-of-gear.
Elaborate arrangements were made to minimise inconvenience caused to commuters, a senior traffic official said, adding that a public advisory was also issued regarding the same.
Hardev Singh (62), head of Nirankari Mission, was killed in a road accident in Canada on May 13.