Balwinder Singh
Extrajudicial execution on May 2, 1991
Male, age 20-21
Demographics
Residence
Education
No education
Employment
Shopkeeper
Married
No
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Mazbi
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Abduction
Prior detentions
No
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Yes, May 01, 1991
Place of abduction
Shop/market
Witness(es) to abduction
Co-villager
Security officials informed witnesses about destination
No
Security officials uniformed
Yes
Victim presented before judge/magistrate
No
Detention Locations
Additional data forthcoming
Extrajudicial Execution on May 2, 1991
Additional data forthcoming
Body Disposal
Body returned
Yes
Cremation location
Village cremation ground
Condition of corpse
Bullet wounds; Missing fingernails; Burn marks
Security Forces Implicated
Forces involved in abduction
Officials involved in abduction
Paramjit Singh [Pamma], Sub Inspector, Punjab Police, Bassi Pathana
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Paramjit Singh [Pamma], Sub Inspector, Punjab Police, Bassi Pathana
Militancy Involvement
Combatant
No
Militant support provided
No
Remedies
Security officials approached
No
Legal remedies pursued
No, Afraid of retaliation, Did not know what to do, Insufficient funds
Remedies desired from government
Monetary compensation to family; Truth commission; Investigations into abuses
Connected Victims
Genuine encounters in family
No
Co-victims of abduction
Yes
Co-victims of extrajudicial execution
Yes
Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming
Family Reflections
Forthcoming
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