Extrajudicial execution on November 28, 1992
Male, age 20
Residence
Education
High school
Married
No
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
Prior detentions
Yes, 1
Prior torture
No
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Yes, the victim turned himself/herself in, February 19, 1992
Place of abduction
Police station
Witness(es) to abduction
Aunt/uncle; Co-villager
Security officials informed witnesses about destination
Yes
Security officials uniformed
Yes
Demands by security forces
Money
Victim presented before judge/magistrate
Yes
Judge/magistrate result
Jail
Additional data forthcoming
Additional data forthcoming
Body returned
No
Forces involved in abduction
Officials involved in abduction
Gurbachan Singh Randhawa, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Moga
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Militant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
Persecution (i.e. arbitrary arrest, torture, self-defense)
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Moga
Response by officials
Victim had escaped
Legal remedies pursued
Yes
Remedies desired from government
Monetary compensation to family; Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Truth commission; Investigations into abuses; Memorial for victims
Forthcoming
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