Gurdev Singh

Extrajudicial execution on November 12, 1989

Male, age 19

Demographics

Prior detentions

Yes, 1-2

Prior torture

Yes

Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution

Yes, November 05, 1989

Place of abduction

Village fields

Witness(es) to abduction

Parents

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

Panjgrain, Batala, Punjab Police; BSF

Officials involved in abduction

Samant Kumar Goel, Senior Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Batala

Forces involved in extrajudicial execution

Batala, Punjab Police

Officials involved in extrajudicial execution

Samant Kumar Goel, Senior Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Batala

Combatant

No

Militant support provided

No

Security officials approached

No

Legal remedies pursued

No, Afraid of retaliation

Impact on family

Family member(s) engaged in militant activity, 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; Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Criminal prosecution of those responsible; Employment; Truth commission; Investigations into abuses; Memorial for victims

Extrajudicial executions/disappearances in family

4

Genuine encounters in family

No

Co-victims of abduction

No

Co-victims of extrajudicial execution

No

Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming

Family Reflections

Forthcoming