Gurjeet Singh
Disappeared on May 13, 1988
Male, age 22
Demographics
Education
Some college
Employment
Student
Married
No
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
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Abduction, Detention, & Torture
Prior detentions
Yes, 8-10
Prior torture
Yes
Abduction preceding disappearance
Yes, May 13, 1988
Place of abduction
Shop/market
Witness(es) to abduction
Co-villager
Security officials informed witnesses about destination
No
Security officials uniformed
Yes
Victim presented before judge/magistrate
No
Detention Locations
Additional data forthcoming
Disappeared on May 13, 1988
Additional data forthcoming
Security Forces Implicated
Forces involved in abduction
Officials involved in abduction
Sukhdev Singh Chahal, Inspector, Punjab Police, Ludhiana
Militancy Involvement
Combatant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
1984 Indian Army attack on the Harmandir Sahib; Persecution (i.e. arbitrary arrest, torture, self-defense)
Remedies & Impact
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Ludhiana
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 abandoned home
Remedies desired from government
Truth commission; Investigations into abuses
Family Reflections
Forthcoming
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