Shingara Singh
Extrajudicial execution on October 5, 1991
Male, age 35
Demographics
Residence
Education
Primary school
Employment
Farmer/agriculture
Married
No
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
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Abduction, Detention, & Torture
Prior detentions
Yes, 2
Prior torture
Yes
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Yes, September 07, 1991
Place of abduction
Village fields
Security officials informed witnesses about destination
No
Security officials uniformed
No
Victim presented before judge/magistrate
No
Detention Locations
Additional data forthcoming
Extrajudicial Execution on October 5, 1991
Additional data forthcoming
Body Disposal
Body returned
No
Body disposal by security forces
Cremated the body
Cremation location
Municipal cremation ground
Security Forces Implicated
Forces involved in abduction
Raisinghnagar
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Swaran Singh [Ghotna], Senior Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Faridkot
Bachan Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector, Punjab Police, Faridkot
Militancy Involvement
Militant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
Persecution of a family member or a friend; General persecution of Sikhs
Remedies & Impact
Security officials approached
No
Legal remedies pursued
No, Afraid of retaliation
Impact on family
Family member(s) was mentally disturbed
Remedies desired from government
Truth commission; Investigations into abuses
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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