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265. In addition to the above-mentioned, the Special Rapporteur transmitted to
the Government urgent appeals on behalf of the following persons regarding
whom fears were expressed that they might be subjected to torture while in
detention. The date on which they were sent is mentioned in brackets at the
end of the corresponding summary.
266. Tejinder Singh was reportedly arrested at his residence by police from
the criminal investigation agency staff, Amritsar, at 4.00 a.m. on
11 November 1991. On 14 November 1991, Tejinder Singh was produced in court
where he made a statement claiming that he had been tortured. A newspaper
report on 16 November 1991 allegedly featured a police claim that Tejinder
Singh had escaped from custody. However, the family claimed that this was
false and that Tejinder Singh was being held in unacknowledged detention and
was in danger of being tortured further (20 December 1991).
267. Iqbal Singh, a resident of Fatehpur in Amritsar district, was reportedly
detained on 12 November 1991 by police and personnel from the Central Reserve
Police Force (CRPF) from near the railway station in Amritsar. Iqbal Singh
was initially taken to a CRPF camp near Sadar police station, Amritsar
district. Subsequently he was believed to have been transferred to the
Gharinda police station (20 December 1991).
268. Charan Singh, a resident of Muchhan village in Amritsar district, was
reportedly detained from his residence by the assistant superintendent of
police, Majitha police district, and members of the Ropar police on
7 November 1991. On a number of occasions, relatives sent telegrams,
complaints and affidavits on behalf of Charan Singh to senior police, judicial
and government personnel in Punjab; however, he was not produced in court
(20 December 1991).
269. Amarjit Singh, a resident
a teacher at the primary school
Hoshiarpur police on 24 October
camp at Hoshiarpur and later he
(20 December 1991).
of Begowal, Kapurthala district, who worked as
in Miani, was reportedly detained by
1991. For 10 days he was detained at a CRPF
was transferred to Jalandhar
270. Justice Ajit Singh Bains, chairman of the Punjab Human Rights
Organisation, was arrested on 3 April 1992 from the Chandigarh golf club by
members of the police. According to the information received, Justice Bains
suffered from a heart affliction and was being denied all medication as well
as visits from his family (14 April 1992).
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Information transmitted to the Government and replies received thereon
271. By letter dated 21 August 1992 the Special Rapporteur communicated to the
Government information he had received on the practice of torture in the
country as well as on a number of individual cases. The Government replied to
this letter on 10 December 1992. According to the reports, in various parts
of the country torture is inflicted upon detainees to obtain political and
other information or to intimidate suspected political activists, their
colleagues and their relatives. Workers who have taken part in demonstrations
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