Anonymous
Extrajudicial execution on August 14, 1988
Male, age 40-45
Demographics
Residence
Location withheld
Education
No education
Employment
Farmer/agriculture
Married
No
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
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Abduction & Detention
Prior detentions
No
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Yes, May 23, 1988
Place of abduction
Victim's residence
Witness(es) to abduction
Respondent
Security officials informed witnesses about destination
No
Security officials uniformed
Yes
Demands by security forces
Another person must turn himself in
Victim presented before judge/magistrate
Yes
Judge/magistrate result
Police custody/remand
Detention Locations
Additional data forthcoming
Extrajudicial Execution on August 14, 1988
Additional data forthcoming
Body Disposal
Body returned
Yes
Cremation location
Village cremation ground
Condition of corpse
Bruises; Missing fingernails; Burn marks
Security Forces Implicated
Forces involved in abduction
Officials involved in abduction
Gobind Ram, Senior Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Faridkot
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Additional data forthcoming
Militancy Involvement
Combatant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
1984 Indian Army attack on the Harmandir Sahib
Remedies
Security officials approached
No
Legal remedies pursued
No, Afraid of retaliation, Did not know what to do, Insufficient funds
Remedies desired from government
Monetary compensation to family; Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Criminal prosecution of those responsible; Employment; Memorial for victims
Connected Victims
Genuine encounters in family
No
Co-victims of abduction
Yes
Co-victims of extrajudicial execution
No
Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming
Family Reflections
Forthcoming
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