Niranjan Singh

Extrajudicial execution on June 18, 1989

Male, age 30

Demographics

Prior detentions

Yes, 1

Prior torture

Yes

Additional data forthcoming

Body returned

No

Forces involved in extrajudicial execution

Ghall Khurd, Punjab Police; Black cat

Militant

Yes

Reason(s) for joining militancy

Persecution of a family member or a friend; General persecution of Sikhs

Security officials approached

Yes, Punjab Police, from Ghall Khurd

Response by officials

None

Legal remedies pursued

No, Afraid of retaliation, Did not know what to do

Impact on family

Family member(s) dropped out of school, Family member(s) died due to depression/shock

Remedies desired from government

Monetary compensation to family; Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Truth commission; Investigations into abuses

Family Reflections

Forthcoming