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{{Short description|Indian religious storyteller and sadhvi (2000–2026)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Baisa.jpeg
| caption = Baisa in 2026
| birth_name = Prem Baisa
| birth_date = {{birth year|2000}}
| birth_place = [[Rajasthan]], India
| death_date = {{death date and given age|2026|01|28|26|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Jodhpur]], Rajasthan, India
| occupation = Religious storyteller (kathavachak), sadhvi
| name = Sadhvi Prem Baisa
}}

'''Sadhvi Prem Baisa''' (2000 – 28 January 2026) was an Indian religious storyteller and [[Sadhu|sadhvi]] from western Rajasthan. She was known for her Bhagwat Katha programs and bhajan singing in rural areas. Baisa gained national attention in July 2025 due to a viral video scandal involving allegations of misconduct, which she denied as a blackmail attempt. She died under
[[asthma]] attack [[Jodhpur]] in January 2026, with a purported suicide note appearing on her social media hours after her death.

== Early life ==
Prem Baisa was born in 2000 in [[Pareu, Balotra]], Rajasthan, to Viramnath and Amru Baisa.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Sadhvi Prem Baisa: कौन थीं साध्वी प्रेम बाईसा? कथावाचक के रूप में मिली पहचान, जोधपुर के आश्रम में हुआ निधन|url=https://hindi.news24online.com/state/who-is-sadhvi-prem-baisa-death-reason-viral-instagram-post-of-sadhvi-prem-baisa-death-mystery/1485169/|website=News24 Hindi|access-date=29 January 2026|language=hi|first=Aman|last=Maheshwari}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=कौन हैं साध्वी प्रेम बाईसा, मथुरा में धीरेंद्र शास्त्री की सनातन पदयात्रा में हुईं शामिल|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/uttar-pradesh/mathura/who-is-sadhvi-prem-baisa-who-participated-in-dhirendra-shastri-sanatan-hindu-ekta-padyatra-in-mathura/articleshow/125317118.cms|website=Navbharat Times|access-date=29 January 2026|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Instagram post, injection, viral video: Rajasthan's Sadhvi Prem Baisa 'suspicious death' triggers protest|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/instagram-post-injection-viral-video-rajasthans-sadhvi-prem-baisa-suspicious-death-triggers-protest/amp_articleshow/127768422.cms|work=The Times of India|access-date=29 January 2026|issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

Her mother Amru Baisa died when Prem was just 5 years old.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/rajasthan/barmer-sadhvi-prem-baisa-life-story-from-truck-driver-daughter-to-sanyasini-local18-10122557.html|title=5 साल में खोई मां, 12 साल में की पहली कथा…साध्वी प्रेम बाईसा की मौत बनी पहेली, ट्रक ड्राइवर की बेटी बनी साध्वी|last=Dubey|first=Jagriti|date=30 January 2026|url-status=live|work=News 18|language=hi}}</ref>

From a young age, she showed an inclination toward spirituality and devotion, influenced by her family's religious environment. At age 10, she took [[Sannyasa|sanyas]]. She was the disciple of her father Veermanath (also known as Veerampuri Maharaj or Virmanath).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Latestly |first=Team |date=29 January 2026 |title=Sadhvi Prem Baisa Found Dead in Jodhpur Months After Viral Video Case, Suicide Note Raises Fresh Questions {{!}} 📰 LatestLY |url=https://www.latestly.com/india/news/sadhvi-prem-baisa-found-dead-in-jodhpur-months-after-viral-video-case-suicide-note-raises-fresh-questions-7293261.html |access-date=29 January 2026 |website=LatestLY |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Latestly |first=Team |date=18 July 2025 |title=Sadhvi Prem Baisa Viral Video With Veerampuri Maharaj Controversy: Female Saint Vows To Undergo 'Agni Pariksha', Calls 'Obscene' Clip Conspiracy To Defame 'Sanatan Sanskriti' {{!}} 📰 LatestLY |url=https://www.latestly.com/india/news/sadhvi-prem-baisa-viral-video-with-veerampuri-maharaj-controversy-female-saint-vows-to-undergo-agni-pariksha-calls-obscene-clip-conspiracy-to-defame-sanatan-sanskriti-7004293.html |access-date=29 January 2026 |website=LatestLY |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Latestly |first=Team |date=15 July 2025 |title=Sadhvi Prem Baisa Viral Video With Veerampuri Maharaj Controversy: Female Saint Says 'Obscene' Clip Was Edited With Blackmail Intent {{!}} 📰 LatestLY |url=https://www.latestly.com/socially/india/news/sadhvi-prem-baisa-viral-video-with-veerampuri-maharaj-controversy-female-saint-says-obscene-clip-was-edited-with-blackmail-intent-6996402.html |access-date=29 January 2026 |website=LatestLY |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Baisa was recognised as a "bal sadhvi" (young ascetic) and conducted storytelling sessions and [[bhajan]] singing in districts such as [[Barmer district|Barmer]], [[Jodhpur]], and surrounding areas in western Rajasthan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Who Was Sadhvi Prem Baisa? Mystery Deepens Over Spiritual Leader’s Suspicious Death in Rajasthan|url=https://sundayguardianlive.com/who-was-sadhvi-prem-baisa-mystery-deepens-over-spiritual-leaders-suspicious-death-in-rajasthan-167082/|website=The Sunday Guardian|date=29 January 2026|access-date=29 January 2026|language=en|first=Nisha|last=Srivastava}}</ref><ref name=":3" />[[File:Prem Baisa.jpg|thumb|Baisa during a katha ]]

Her programs focused on morality, family values, spirituality, and Hindu teachings, attracting large crowds of devotees. In December 2024, [[Ramdev]] attended the inauguration of the ''Sadhvi Prem Baisa Sadhna Kuti Ashram'' in Jodhpur.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sadhvi Prem Baisa: कौन थीं साध्वी प्रेम बाईसा, श्रीमद् भागवत कथा वाचक के रूप में मिली थी पहचान|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/religion/sadhvi-prem-baisa-death-gained-recognition-as-a-narrator-of-the-shrimad-bhagwat-katha|website=Prabhat Khabar|date=29 January 2026|access-date=29 January 2026|language=hi}}</ref>

In November 2025, Baisa joined Dhirendra Shastri in his ''Sanatan Hindu Ekta Padyatra''.<ref name=":4" />

== Viral video controversy ==
In mid-July 2025, a video clip allegedly showing Baisa in an "obscene" or compromising situation with a man went viral on social media. The clip was claimed to depict her "misbehaving" leading to widespread outrage and debates on religious sanctity.<ref name=":0" />

Baisa issued video statements denying the allegations, claiming the clip was doctored for blackmail purposes. She explained that the original footage was from 2021, showing her hugging her father (Veermanath) during a period of depression, and had been manipulated by removing other people present.<ref name=":2" />

She alleged that blackmailers, including former ashram staff, demanded ₹20 lakh to suppress it. When she refused, they released the edited video to defame her and "Sanatan Sanskriti" ([[Hindu culture]]). Baisa vowed to undergo ''[[Agnipravesham|Agni Pariksha]]'' (a symbolic trial by fire from Hindu mythology) to prove her innocence.<ref name=":2" />

She had filed an FIR with Jodhpur's Boranada police in 2022, leading to the arrest of suspects, including a former staff member, on 20 July 2025. The accused were later released on bail. The scandal resulted in the cancellation of her Bhagwat Katha programs and significant professional repercussions.<ref name=":2" />

== Death ==
On 28 January 2026, Baisa was found in a critical condition at her ashram in Jodhpur and was rushed to Preksha Hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival. Police initially treated the case as a suspicious death, with reports indicating she had suffered from a fever and collapsed after receiving an injection at the ashram.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sadhvi Prem Baisa Death : राजस्थान की चर्चित साध्वी प्रेम बाईसा की संदिग्ध हालत में मौत, हनुमान बेनीवाल ने की जांच की मांग |url=https://www.patrika.com/jodhpur-news/rajasthan-famous-spiritual-leader-prem-baisa-died-under-suspicious-circumstances-hanuman-beniwal-demanded-an-investigation-20301494 |access-date=29 January 2026 |website=Patrika News |language=hi}}</ref>

Approximately four hours after her death, a purported suicide note appeared on her Instagram account, linking her emotional distress to the 2025 blackmail and defamation case.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=हर्ष |first=अरुण |date=29 January 2026 |title=App साध्वी प्रेम बाईसा की संदिग्ध मौत के बाद सामने आया इंस्टा पोस्ट, 'दुनिया को अलविदा... न्याय की मांग' |url=https://rajasthan.ndtv.in/rajasthan-news/rajasthan-sadhvi-prem-baisa-died-under-suspicious-circumstances-in-jodhpur-a-suicide-note-posted-on-instagram-10902951 |url-status=live |work=[[NDTV]]}}</ref>

The note referenced her previous requests for "Agni Pariksha" and stated, "I wrote letters to many saintly figures, requesting permission for the trial by fire, but what nature destined was not to be. I bid farewell to the world forever. Justice will be served either in my lifetime or after my death."<ref name=":1" />

Based on the final medical and forensic reports released on 14 February 2026, the cause of Sadhvi Prem Baisa’s death was respiratory failure caused by a severe [[asthma]] attack.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/rajasthan/jodhpur/sadhvi-prem-baisa-jodhpur-death-case-update-read-fsl-report-and-cause-of-death/articleshow/128331682.cms|title=Sadhvi Prem Baisa: न जहर, न साजिश, फिर कैसे हुई साध्वी प्रेम बाईसा की मौत? FSL रिपोर्ट में चौंकाने वाला खुलासा|website=Navbharat Times|language=hi|access-date=14 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2026 |title=Sadhvi Prem Baisa Death Case: FSL Report After 11 Days Reveals Major Twist in Sadhvi Prem Baisa's Death Case |url=https://www.patrika.com/en/jodhpur-news/sadhvi-prem-baisa-death-case-fsl-report-after-11-days-reveals-major-twist-in-sadhvi-prem-baisas-death-case-20347157 |access-date=14 February 2026 |website=Patrika News |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Prem Baisa}}

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[[Category:2000 births]]
[[Category:2026 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Barmer district]]
[[Category:Ascetics]]
[[Category:Women from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:21st-century Hindu religious leaders]]

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