The trial culminated in life sentences for three of the culprits in 2004, "the first time that a Dalit from the region who had complained against upper-caste violence had managed to secure a conviction.

He was suddenly waylaid by a gang of seven men, suspected to be sent by Jaswant and Niranjan Singh, the current and former headmen of his village who have links with the Indian National Congress party.

[3][5] Then he was taken to the PGI at Chandigarh, where both lower arms and one leg had to be amputated since gangrene had set in by then, and his kidneys had collapsed due to blood loss.

[6][citation needed] His biography titled The Ballad of Bant Singh: A Qissa of Courage, written by Nirupama Dutt was published in 2016.

[7] The story of Bant Singh was dramatised and featured on the hit TV show Savdhaan India in its special edition of 100 Days 100 Fightbacks.