Extrajudicial execution on October 20, 1990
Male, age 30
Residence
Education
High school
Employment
Farmer/agriculture
Married
Yes
Children
3
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
Prior detentions
Yes, 1
Prior torture
Yes
Additional data forthcoming
Body returned
Yes
Cremation location
Village cremation ground
Condition of corpse
Bullet wounds
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Militant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
Persecution (i.e. arbitrary arrest, torture, self-defense)
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police
Response by officials
Extrajudicial execution [of victim] in an "encounter"
Legal remedies pursued
No, Afraid of retaliation
Remedies desired from government
Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Criminal prosecution of those responsible; Truth commission; Memorial for victims
Forthcoming
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