Asgar Khan

Extrajudicial execution between April 28, 1991 and April 29, 1991

Male, age 16

Demographics

Residence

Education

No education

Employment

Shopkeeper

Married

No

Religion

Islam


Photo of Asgar Khan, victim of extrajudicial execution between April 28, 1991 and April 29,  1991, in Moga, Nihal Singhwala, Barnala,  by Punjab Police; Central Reserve Police Force, in Moga, Barnala, by Punjab Police; Central Reserve Police Force

Abduction, Detention, & Torture

Prior detentions

Yes, 1

Prior torture

Yes

Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution

Yes, between April 28, 1991 and April 29, 1991

Place of abduction

Shop/market

Witness(es) to abduction

Cousin

Security officials informed witnesses about destination

No

Security officials uniformed

Yes

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

No

Detention Locations

Additional data forthcoming

Extrajudicial Execution between April 28, 1991 and April 29, 1991

Additional data forthcoming

Body Disposal

Body returned

No

Security Forces Implicated

Forces involved in abduction

Officials involved in abduction

Joginder Singh [Kuttiwala], Punjab Police, Barnala

Forces involved in extrajudicial execution

Officials involved in extrajudicial execution

Joginder Singh [Kuttiwala], Punjab Police, Barnala

Militancy Involvement

Combatant

No

Militant support provided

No

Remedies & Impact

Security officials approached

No

Legal remedies pursued

No, Afraid of retaliation, Did not know what to do

Impact on family

Family abandoned home, Family member(s) died due to depression/shock, Family member(s) was mentally disturbed

Remedies desired from government

Monetary compensation to family; Employment; Truth commission; Investigations into abuses

Connected Victims

Extrajudicial executions/disappearances in family

6

Genuine encounters in family

No

Co-victims of abduction

Yes

Co-victims of extrajudicial execution

Yes

Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming

Family Reflections

Forthcoming


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