Umrao Singh

Extrajudicial execution between April 14, 1993 and August 30, 1993

Male, age 29

Demographics

Prior detentions

Yes, 14-15

Prior torture

Yes

Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution

Yes, between April 6, 1993 and April 7, 1993

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

Yes

Judge/magistrate result

Police custody/remand

Additional data forthcoming

Additional data forthcoming

Body returned

No

Forces involved in abduction

Delhi

Forces involved in extrajudicial execution

Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur, Chandigarh, Punjab Police

Officials involved in extrajudicial execution

Dinkar Gupta, Senior Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Hoshiarpur

K.P.S. Gill, DGP (Director General of Police), Punjab Police, Chandigarh

Harbans Singh, Station House Officer, Punjab Police, Garhshankar

Militant

Yes

Reason(s) for joining militancy

Persecution (i.e. arbitrary arrest, torture, self-defense); Persecution of a family member or a friend; Supported the goals of the militancy movement

Security officials approached

No

Legal remedies pursued

Yes

Impact on family

Family abandoned home, Family became impoverished

Remedies desired from government

Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Criminal prosecution of those responsible; Truth commission; Investigations into abuses

Family Reflections

Forthcoming