E/CN.4/1990/17 page 25 83. On 14 December 1989 the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations Office at Geneva sent the following information to the Special Rapporteur in reply to his letter of 10 June 1988 (see E/CN.ft/1989/15, para. 54): "Mr. Balkar Singh, a Canadian national, came to India on 7 October 1987 as per endorsement on his passport. In the beginning of November 1987, Amritsar District Police received information about his criminal activities and put him under arrest on 6 November 1987. Among cases registered against him were: (i) First Information Report (FIR) No. 144 dated 6 November 1987 under Section 3/4 Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act, 25/54/59 Arms Act, Police Station 'A' Division, Armritsar, for recovery of 19 live cartridges of PW-73 without any licence; (ii) FIR No. 157 dated 23 December 1987 under Section 14, Foreigners Act, Police Station 'A' Division, Armritsar, for entering Punjab without a special permit. "After arriving at Armritsar Mr. Balkar Singh established contacts with extremist gangs operating in Punjab. He visited district Jalandhar in clear violation of the provisions of the Foreigers Act. He has also been closely associated with terrorists living in Canada as well as in India, particularly in Punjab. "In November 1987 in Armritsar, Mr. Balkar Singh appeared before a team of Canadians who had been granted consular access to him. He deliberately pretended to limp and levelled allegations of torture and illegal confinement. However, Mr. Singh could not show any visible mark of physical injury and the allegations of torture were not substantiated. "Mr. Balkar Singh was medically examined on 16 November 1987 and the Medical Officer's report showed that the allegations of torture could not be established. Furthermore, a detailed report was also received from the Senior Superintendent of Police, Amritsar, in which allegations of torture were not only denied but a counter allegation was made that this waB done by him deliberately so as to defame the Indian Police. "Mr. Balkar Singh was released from the Central Jail, Amritsar, on 25 October 1988 and was deported from India on 28 October 1988." 84. On 12 December 1989 the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations Office at Geneva sent the following further information to the Special Rapporteur in reply to his letter of 10 June 1988 (see E/CN.4/1989/15, para. 54): "R.P. Dindod, District President of a farmers' union in Rajasthan is a man of extremist views. He had been inciting the tribals of his area to take to violence. He had been charged by the Police of Rajasthan, India, for various offences related to the breach of peace. He and his 6ix associates were arrested by police on 14 August 1987 under Sections 151, 107 of the Indian Penal Code for creating chaos and breach of peace in village Daryati and surrounding areas. They were kept in