Baljeet Singh

Extrajudicial execution on June 6, 1990

Male, age 19

Demographics

Education

Some college

Employment

Student

Married

No

Religion

Sikh, Amritdhari

Caste

Naee


Photo of Baljeet Singh, victim of extrajudicial execution on June 06, 1990, in Khanna, by Punjab Police

Prior Abuse

Prior detentions

No

Extrajudicial Execution on June 6, 1990

Additional data forthcoming

Body Disposal

Body returned

No

Body disposal by security forces

Cremated the body

Cremation location

Municipal cremation ground

Condition of corpse

Bullet wounds

Security Forces Implicated

Forces involved in extrajudicial execution

Officials involved in extrajudicial execution

Bhupinder Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector, Punjab Police, Khanna

Rupinder Singh Bhullar, Inspector, Punjab Police, Khanna

Militancy Involvement

Combatant

No

Militant support provided

No

Remedies & Impact

Security officials approached

Yes, Punjab Police, from Khanna

Response by officials

Extrajudicial execution [of victim] in an "encounter"

Legal remedies pursued

No, Believed it would have been ineffective, Insufficient funds

Impact on family

Family member(s) dropped out of school, Family member(s) died due to depression/shock

Remedies desired from government

Monetary compensation to family; Employment; Truth commission; Investigations into abuses

Connected Victims

Genuine encounters in family

No

Co-victims of extrajudicial execution

Yes

Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming

Family Reflections

Forthcoming


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