Balkar Singh
Extrajudicial execution on September 8, 1991
Male, age 19-21
Demographics
Residence
Education
Primary school
Employment
Farmer/agriculture
Married
No
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
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Detention & Torture
Prior detentions
Yes, 1
Prior torture
Yes
Extrajudicial Execution on September 8, 1991
Additional data forthcoming
Body Disposal
Body returned
Yes
Condition of corpse
Bruises; Bullet wounds; Cuts/wounds; Broken bones
Security Forces Implicated
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Dev Raj Sharma, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Zira
Nachhatar Singh, Station House Officer, Punjab Police, Dharamkot
Balkar Singh, Station House Officer, Punjab Police, Makhu
Harbans Lal, Inspector, Criminal Investigation Agency, Zira CIA Staff
Militancy Involvement
Militant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
Persecution of a family member or a friend
Remedies
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Zira
Response by officials
Extrajudicial execution [of victim] in an "encounter"
Legal remedies pursued
No, Believed it would have been ineffective
Remedies desired from government
Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; 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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