Kashmir Singh

Extrajudicial execution on March 17, 1993

Male, age 37

Demographics

Prior detentions

No

Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution

Yes, March 10, 1993

Place of abduction

Police station

Witness(es) to abduction

Sibling

Security officials informed witnesses about destination

Yes

Security officials uniformed

Yes

Additional data forthcoming

Additional data forthcoming

Body returned

No

Body disposal by security forces

Cremated the body

Cremation location

Municipal cremation ground

Forces involved in abduction

Gurdaspur, Dorangla, Punjab Police

Officials involved in abduction

Puran Singh Purewal, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Gurdaspur

Prabhdyal Singh, Station House Officer, Punjab Police, Gurdaspur

Malkit Singh, Station House Officer, Punjab Police, Dorangla

Forces involved in extrajudicial execution

Gurdaspur, Dorangla, Punjab Police

Officials involved in extrajudicial execution

Additional data forthcoming

Combatant

No

Militant support provided

No

Security officials approached

Yes, Punjab Police, from Gurdaspur

Response by officials

No Response, Extrajudicial execution [of victim] in an "encounter"

Legal remedies pursued

No, Afraid of retaliation

Impact on family

Family member(s) dropped out of school, Family abandoned home, Family member(s) died due to depression/shock, Family member(s) was mentally disturbed, Family became impoverished

Remedies desired from government

Monetary compensation to family; Rehabilitation services to family; Criminal prosecution of those responsible; Employment; Truth commission; Investigations into abuses

Genuine encounters in family

Yes

Co-victims of abduction

No

Co-victims of extrajudicial execution

No

Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming

Family Reflections

Forthcoming