Punjab Human Rights Organisation team led by its Chairman, Mr Ajit Singh Bains visited the border districts of Amritsar and Gurdaspur. It was noticed that the security forces and the Punjab Police have established several centres where inhuman and sadistic tortures are inflicted on the Sikhs. Corruption is rampant and the interrogation officers have been extorting money for the release of innocent persons. The persons killed here are said to be disposed of in clandestine manner and most of them are thrown in the water ways or fields and these cases are publicized as the handiwork of rival militant groups. Some of such centers are located at Maal Mandi, near Jhabal, and Old Jail in Amritsar; Qadian, Dina Nagar & Shahpur Kandi Rest House in Gurdaspur District. The public holds Mohd Izhar Alam, S.S.P., Rajinder Singh, S.P.(D) and D.S.P. Gurmel Singh responsible for these tortures and murders.
One Suba Singh, J.B.T. teacher of Talwandi and Jaspal Singh, Vice-President of A.I.S.S.F arrested from Dina Nagar were taken in custody and tortured to death at the Shahpur Kandi Rest House but were shown to have been killed in an encounter with the B.S.F. at Kamalpur and Bani Lodhi respectively.
The B.S.F. and C.R.P.F. had cross firing where in one B.S.F. Jawan (Private) was killed and another injured. To justify the firing, they conspired, raided the residence of Niranjan Singh of Veroke and killed his son and pregnant daughter. S.D.M. Batala during his enquiry, held the B.S.F. guilty but no action was taken by the Govt., so a private complaint is pending in the court.
Ranjit Singh Baba of Dayalgarh, Gurmej Singh Dhilwan and Makhan Singh Chhith were rounded up at a tube-well in village Kala Balmini. They were interrogated by Inderjit Singh Sandhu of B.S.F. and Sumed Singh Saini, S.P. and later murdered in a fake encounter.
Mangal Singh and Gurnam Singh visiting some person at village Mand in Police Station Sri Hargobindpur were interrogated by Mr A.P. Pandey (S.S.P.) who later got them murdered in fake encounter. Piara Singh Sarpanch protested against this brutal act but he too was killed.
Karam Singh Babbar, Balkar Singh Fauji and Mastan Singh Kalanaur were rounded up at different places but were killed in fake encounters after interrogation in Gurdaspur.
