Ranjit Singh

Extrajudicial execution, date unknown

Male, age 14-15

Demographics

Abduction, Detention, & Torture

Prior detentions

Yes, 2

Prior torture

Yes

Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution

Yes

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

No

Detention Locations

Additional data forthcoming

Extrajudicial Execution, date unknown

Additional data forthcoming

Body Disposal

Body returned

Yes

Cremation location

Village cremation ground, Kanjli

Condition of corpse

Bruises; Bullet wounds; Burn marks

Security Forces Implicated

Forces involved in abduction

Kapurthala, Sultanpur, Punjab Police

Officials involved in abduction

Swaran Singh [Ghotna], Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Kapurthala

Forces involved in extrajudicial execution

Kapurthala, Punjab Police; Criminal Investigation Agency

Officials involved in extrajudicial execution

Additional data forthcoming

Militancy Involvement

Combatant

Yes

Reason(s) for joining militancy

Persecution (i.e. arbitrary arrest, torture, self-defense)

Related Incidents

Forthcoming

Remedies & Impact

Security officials approached

Yes, Punjab Police, from Sultanpur

Response by officials

Extrajudicial execution [of victim] in an "encounter"

Legal remedies pursued

No, Afraid of retaliation

Impact on family

Family member(s) was mentally disturbed

Remedies desired from government

Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Criminal prosecution of those responsible

Family Reflections

Forthcoming