Bhola Singh
Extrajudicial execution on August 7, 1990
Male, age 26
Demographics
Residence
Education
No education
Employment
Farmer/agriculture
Married
No
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
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Detention & Torture
Prior detentions
Yes, 3
Prior torture
Yes
Extrajudicial Execution on August 7, 1990
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 extrajudicial execution
Militancy Involvement
Militant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
Persecution (i.e. arbitrary arrest, torture, self-defense); Persecution of a family member or a friend; General persecution of Sikhs; Supported the goals of the militancy movement
Remedies
Security officials approached
Yes, Same as officials involved in abduction/extrajudicial execution, from Moga
Response by officials
Extrajudicial execution [of victim] in an "encounter"
Legal remedies pursued
No, Afraid of retaliation, Believed it would have been ineffective
Remedies desired from government
Monetary compensation to family; Rehabilitation services to family; Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Employment; Truth commission; Investigations into abuses; Memorial for victims
Family Reflections
Forthcoming
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