Balbir Singh

Extrajudicial execution on March 7, 1991

Male, age 35

Demographics

Residence

Education

No education

Employment

Farmer/agriculture

Married

No

Religion

Sikh

Caste

Jat

Prior Abuse

Prior detentions

No

Extrajudicial Execution on March 7, 1991

Additional data forthcoming

Body Disposal

Body returned

Yes, but forced immediate cremation

Cremation location

Village cremation ground

Condition of corpse

Bullet wounds

Security Forces Implicated

Forces involved in extrajudicial execution

Officials involved in extrajudicial execution

Additional data forthcoming

Militancy Involvement

Combatant

No

Militant support provided

No

Remedies

Security officials approached

Yes, Punjab Police, from Lopoke

Response by officials

Extrajudicial execution [of victim] in an "encounter"

Legal remedies pursued

Yes

Remedies desired from government

Monetary compensation to family; Employment

Family Reflections

Forthcoming


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