Sukhchain Singh

Extrajudicial execution on March 25, 1991

Male, age 28

Demographics

Prior detentions

Yes, 10-15

Prior torture

Yes

Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution

Yes, between March 17, 1991 and March 19, 1991

Place of abduction

Victim's residence

Witness(es) to abduction

Parents; Children; Co-villager

Security officials informed witnesses about destination

Yes

Security officials uniformed

Yes

Demands by security forces

Money; Valuables (jewelry/electronics/land/etc.)

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

No

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

Fatehgarh Churian, Batala, Punjab Police; CRPF

Officials involved in abduction

C.S.R. Reddy, Senior Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Batala

Matia Singh, Punjab Police, Fatehgarh Churian

Pritpal Singh, Inspector, Punjab Police, Fatehgarh Churian

Forces involved in extrajudicial execution

Fatehgarh Churian, Batala, Punjab Police

Officials involved in extrajudicial execution

Additional data forthcoming

Combatant

Yes

Reason(s) for joining militancy

Persecution (i.e. arbitrary arrest, torture, self-defense)

Security officials approached

No

Legal remedies pursued

No, Afraid of retaliation, Believed it would have been ineffective

Impact on family

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

Genuine encounters in family

No

Co-victims of abduction

No

Co-victims of extrajudicial execution

Yes

Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming

Family Reflections

Forthcoming