Lakhbir Singh

Extrajudicial execution on January 1, 1989

Male, age 28-29

Demographics

Prior detentions

No

Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution

Yes, January 01, 1989

Place of abduction

Roadside

Witness(es) to abduction

Friend

Security officials uniformed

Yes

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

No

Additional data forthcoming

Additional data forthcoming

Body returned

Yes

Condition of corpse

Bullet wounds; Cuts/wounds; Broken bones

Forces involved in abduction

Wan 45th Battalion BSF Post, BSF

Officials involved in abduction

S.S. Mann, Commander, Battalion 45, BSF, Wan 45th Battalion BSF Post

Forces involved in extrajudicial execution

Wan 45th Battalion BSF Post, BSF

Officials involved in extrajudicial execution

S.S. Mann, Commander, Battalion 45, BSF, Wan 45th Battalion BSF Post

Militant

No

Militant support provided

No

Security officials approached

Yes, Punjab Police, from Bhaini Massa Singh, Khalra

Response by officials

Extrajudicial execution [of victim] in an "encounter", Told family to go to another police station

Legal remedies pursued

No, Insufficient funds

Remedies desired from government

Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Employment; Truth commission

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