Cremation of Sant Rama Nand Ji will take place on June 4th, Thursday in Dera Sachkhand Ballan The body of Sant Ramanad Ji will be flown to the Dera headquarters at Ballan village near Jalandhar in a helicopter. The body will be placed in Satsang Bhawan from 9:00AM to 2:00 PM so that devotees can pay obesience to Sant Rama Nand Ji.
Sant Rama Nand Dass Ji, 56, died of gunshot injuries after an attack on him and sect head Sant Niranjan Dass Ji May 24. The two religious leaders were invited here to address devotees of the Ravidassi sect. In the midst of a sermon by Sant Niranjan Dass Ji, a group of men rushed in brandishing knives. They also started firing from a gun, wounding 16 people in a congregation of about 200 devotees.
Sant Niranjan Dass Ji received gunshot wounds in the hip and stomach. His condition stabilised after an emergency surgery. However, his second in command Sant Rama Nand Dass Ji succumbed to his wounds the following morning.
The incident led to widespread violence by sect followers in central Punjab May 24-25. Three people died, dozens were injured and public and private property worth millions was damaged during the violence