Nishan Singh
Extrajudicial execution on January 26, 1990
Male, age 18-19
Demographics
Education
Middle school
Employment
Farmer/agriculture
Married
No
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
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Prior Abuse
Prior detentions
No
Extrajudicial Execution on January 26, 1990
Additional data forthcoming
Body Disposal
Body returned
Yes
Cremation location
Municipal cremation ground
Condition of corpse
Bullet wounds; Missing hair from head or face
Security Forces Implicated
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Additional data forthcoming
Militancy Involvement
Combatant
No
Militant support provided
No
Remedies
Security officials approached
No
Legal remedies pursued
No, Afraid of retaliation, Believed it would have been ineffective
Remedies desired from government
Employment; Truth commission; Investigations into abuses
Connected Victims
Genuine encounters in family
No
Co-victims of extrajudicial execution
Yes
Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming
Family Reflections
Forthcoming
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