Ranjit Singh
Extrajudicial execution on June 24, 1986
Male, age 27
Demographics
Education
Primary school
Employment
Farmer/agriculture
Married
No
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
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Detention & Torture
Prior detentions
Yes, 1-2
Prior torture
Yes
Extrajudicial Execution on June 24, 1986
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; Persecution (i.e. arbitrary arrest, torture, self-defense); General persecution of Sikhs
Remedies & Impact
Security officials approached
No
Legal remedies pursued
No, Afraid of retaliation, Believed it would have been ineffective, Did not know what to do
Impact on family
Family abandoned home, Family member(s) died due to depression/shock, Family became impoverished
Remedies desired from government
Rehabilitation services to family; Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Employment; Truth commission; Investigations into abuses
Connected Victims
Extrajudicial executions/disappearances in family
2
Genuine encounters in family
No
Co-victims of extrajudicial execution
Yes
Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming
Family Reflections
Forthcoming
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