Balwinder Singh
Extrajudicial execution between March 20, 1993 and March 30, 1993
Male, age 40
Demographics
Residence
Education
Middle school
Employment
Farmer/agriculture
Married
Yes
Children
0
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
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Detention & Torture
Prior detentions
Yes, 1
Prior torture
Yes
Body Disposal
Body returned
Yes
Cremation location
Municipal cremation ground
Condition of corpse
Bullet wounds
Security Forces Implicated
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Baldev Singh, Station House Officer, Punjab Police, Dera Baba Nanak
Militancy Involvement
Militant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
Supported the goals of the militancy movement
Remedies
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Dera Baba Nanak
Response by officials
Admitted extrajudicial execution with no explanation
Legal remedies pursued
No, Afraid of retaliation
Remedies desired from government
Monetary compensation to family; Criminal prosecution of those responsible
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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