Kripalu Maharaj’s eldest daughter Vishakha Tripathi died in a road accident in Noida

The eldest daughter of spiritual leader Kripalu Maharaj was killed on Sunday after a truck crashed into her car here, police said.

Vishakha Tripathi (75) along with her two younger sisters and five others traveled to Delhi from Vrindavan via the Yamuna Expressway in two cars. From there they would travel to Singapore, police said.

On Sunday morning, a gallop rider hit both cars in the Dankaur area. Eight people, including Maharaj’s three daughters, were seriously injured in the accident, a police spokesman said.

The victims were admitted to hospitals in Noida and Delhi for treatment, where Vishakha Tripathi died. Her sisters, Krishna Tripathi and Shyama Tripathi, were admitted to Apollo Hospital in Delhi and are said to be in a serious condition, a police spokesperson said.

The police have sent the body for post-mortem.

Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat, in a condolence message, said that it is with great sadness that the President of Bhakti Dham, Dr Vishakha Tripathi, has sadly passed away and her last rites will be performed in Vrindavan.

The spiritual leader and his family were residents of Mangarh (Kunda) in Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh. While Vishakha Tripathi looked after the ashram in Pratapgarh, her two younger sisters looked after the temples in Vrindavan and Barsana.