Extrajudicial execution on May 23, 1989
Male, age 36
Residence
Education
Middle school
Employment
Shopkeeper
Married
Yes
Children
3
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Dalit/SC/BC
Prior detentions
Yes, 3
Prior torture
Yes
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Yes, April 25, 1989
Place of abduction
Victim's residence
Witness(es) to abduction
Parents; Co-villager; Respondent
Security officials informed witnesses about destination
No
Security officials uniformed
Yes
Victim presented before judge/magistrate
Yes
Judge/magistrate result
Jail
Additional data forthcoming
Additional data forthcoming
Body returned
No
Body disposal by security forces
Cremated the body
Cremation location
Municipal cremation ground
Forces involved in abduction
Officials involved in abduction
Jaspal Singh, Sub Inspector, Punjab Police, Hoshiarpur
Kamaljit Singh, Head Constable, Punjab Police, Hoshiarpur
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Additional data forthcoming
Combatant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
1984 Indian Army attack on the Harmandir Sahib; Persecution (i.e. arbitrary arrest, torture, self-defense); General persecution of Sikhs
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Hoshiarpur
Response by officials
Told family to go to another police station
Legal remedies pursued
No, Afraid of retaliation
Impact on family
Family member(s) dropped out of school, Family member(s) was mentally disturbed, Family became impoverished
Remedies desired from government
Monetary compensation to family; Criminal prosecution of those responsible; Truth commission; Investigations into abuses
Genuine encounters in family
No
Co-victims of abduction
No
Co-victims of extrajudicial execution
Yes
Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming
Forthcoming
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