Baba Ram Rahim

Singh was born on 15 August 1967 at Sri Gurusar Modia village in Ganganagar district of Rajasthan.His father Maghar Singh was a landlord, and his mother Naseeb Kaur was a housewife. Maghar was a devoted follower of the DSS leader Shah Satnam Singh, and Gurmeet accompanied his father to the dera. At the age of 7, Singh was initiated into the Dera Sacha Sauda sect by Shah Satnam Singh.