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
Additional data forthcoming
Militancy Involvement
Combatant
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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