Jagtar Singh

Extrajudicial execution between January 1, 1987 and February 15, 1987

Male, age 28-30

Demographics

Education

Primary school

Employment

Day laborer

Married

Yes

Children

1

Religion

Sikh, Amritdhari

Caste

Dalit/SC/BC

Prior Abuse

Prior detentions

No

Extrajudicial Execution between January 1, 1987 and February 15, 1987

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

Additional data forthcoming

Militancy Involvement

Combatant

Yes

Reason(s) for joining militancy

1984 Indian Army attack on the Harmandir Sahib

Remedies

Security officials approached

No

Legal remedies pursued

No, Believed it would have been ineffective, Did not know what to do, Insufficient funds

Remedies desired from government

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

Family Reflections

Forthcoming


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