Extrajudicial execution on December 8, 1987
Male, age 40
Education
Middle school
Employment
Farmer/agriculture
Married
Yes
Children
2
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
Prior detentions
Yes, 1
Prior torture
Yes
Additional data forthcoming
Body returned
Yes
Cremation location
Village cremation ground
Condition of corpse
Bullet wounds
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Additional data forthcoming
Combatant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
Persecution (i.e. arbitrary arrest, torture, self-defense)
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Sunam
Response by officials
Admitted extrajudicial execution with no explanation
Legal remedies pursued
No, Afraid of retaliation
Impact on family
Family abandoned home
Remedies desired from government
Monetary compensation to family; Employment; Memorial for victims
Forthcoming
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