Extrajudicial execution between April 3, 1992 and April 4, 1992
Male, age 32
Education
Middle school
Married
Yes
Children
1
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
Prior detentions
Yes, 3
Prior torture
Yes
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Security officials informed witnesses about destination
No
Security officials uniformed
Yes
Victim presented before judge/magistrate
No
Additional data forthcoming
Body returned
No
Body disposal by security forces
Cremated the body
Cremation location
Municipal cremation ground
Forces involved in abduction
Officials involved in abduction
Gurcharan Singh, Station House Officer, Punjab Police, Mehna
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Gurcharan Singh, Station House Officer, Punjab Police, Mehna
Militant
No
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Mehna
Response by officials
Victim had escaped
Legal remedies pursued
No, 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
Genuine encounters in family
No
Co-victims of abduction
Yes
Co-victims of extrajudicial execution
No
Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming
Forthcoming
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