Heera Singh
Disappeared, date unknown
Male, age 20
Demographics
Residence
Education
Middle school
Employment
Student
Married
No
Religion
Sikh, Kesdhari
Caste
Jat
Share this profile 
Abduction, Detention, & Torture
Prior detentions
Yes, 1
Prior torture
Yes
Abduction preceding disappearance
Yes
Place of abduction
Bus station/stand
Security officials uniformed
Yes
Victim presented before judge/magistrate
No
Detention Locations
Additional data forthcoming
Disappeared, date unknown
Additional data forthcoming
Security Forces Implicated
Forces involved in abduction
Officials involved in abduction
Joginder Singh [Ghora], Inspector, Punjab Police, Garhshankar
Militancy Involvement
Combatant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
1984 Indian Army attack on the Harmandir Sahib; Supported the goals of the militancy movement
Remedies & Impact
Security officials approached
No
Legal remedies pursued
No, Believed it would have been ineffective
Impact on family
Family abandoned home, Family became impoverished
Remedies desired from government
Desire nothing from government
Connected Victims
Extrajudicial executions/disappearances in family
2
Genuine encounters in family
No
Co-victims of abduction
Unknown
Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming
Family Reflections
Forthcoming
Note: Subdistrict and district boundaries are based on the 2001 census. Read more about our methodology.