Raj Singh

Extrajudicial execution between August 15, 1988 and September 15, 1988

Male, age 30-35

Demographics

Education

Middle school

Employment

Driver (bus/truck/car)

Married

No

Religion

Sikh, Amritdhari

Caste

Dalit/SC/BC

Detention & Torture

Prior detentions

Yes, 4-5

Prior torture

Yes

Extrajudicial Execution between August 15, 1988 and September 15, 1988

Additional data forthcoming

Body Disposal

Body returned

No

Security Forces Implicated

Forces involved in extrajudicial execution

Militancy Involvement

Combatant

Yes

Reason(s) for joining militancy

Persecution (i.e. arbitrary arrest, torture, self-defense)

Remedies & Impact

Security officials approached

Yes, Punjab Police, from Ghal Kalan

Response by officials

No Response

Legal remedies pursued

No

Impact on family

Family member(s) dropped out of school, Family abandoned home

Remedies desired from government

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

Family Reflections

Forthcoming


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