Iqbal Kaur

Extrajudicial execution on October 7, 1991

Female, age 90

Demographics

Education

No education

Employment

Housewife

Married

Yes

Children

2

Religion

Sikh, Kesdhari

Caste

Jat


Photo of Iqbal Kaur, victim of extrajudicial execution on October 07, 1991, in Zira, Firozpur, Makhu, Dharamkot, Mallanwala, by Punjab Police; Central Reserve Police Force; Army

Prior Abuse

Prior detentions

No

Extrajudicial Execution on October 7, 1991

Additional data forthcoming

Body Disposal

Body returned

Yes

Condition of corpse

Bullet wounds

Security Forces Implicated

Forces involved in extrajudicial execution

Officials involved in extrajudicial execution

Balkar Singh, Inspector, Punjab Police, Makhu

Jarnail Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector, Punjab Police, Makhu

Gurwinder Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector, Punjab Police, Makhu

Dev Raj Sharma, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Zira

Baldev Singh, Sub Inspector, Punjab Police, Makhu

Surinder Singh, Station House Officer, Punjab Police, Zira

Nachhatar Singh, Inspector, Punjab Police, Dharamkot

S.S. Sidhu, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Dharamkot

Militancy Involvement

Combatant

No

Militant support provided

No

Remedies & Impact

Security officials approached

Yes, Punjab Police, from Firozpur

Response by officials

No Response

Legal remedies pursued

No, Afraid of retaliation

Impact on family

Family member(s) dropped out of school, Family abandoned home, Family member(s) was mentally disturbed

Remedies desired from government

Monetary compensation to family; Employment; Truth commission

Connected Victims

Extrajudicial executions/disappearances in family

7

Genuine encounters in family

No

Co-victims of extrajudicial execution

Yes

Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming

Family Reflections

Forthcoming

Video Interviews


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