Extrajudicial execution between May 1, 1991 and September 17, 1992
Male, age 22-24
Residence
Education
Middle school
Employment
Mechanic
Married
No
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
Prior detentions
Yes, 5-6
Prior torture
Yes
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Place of abduction
Roadside
Witness(es) to abduction
Friend
Security officials informed witnesses about destination
No
Security officials uniformed
Yes
Additional data forthcoming
Body returned
No
Body disposal by security forces
Cremated the body
Cremation location
Municipal cremation ground
Forces involved in abduction
Officials involved in abduction
Santa Singh, Inspector, Punjab Police, Batala Beeco Detention Center
Ajaib Singh, Station House Officer, Punjab Police, Batala
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Santa Singh, Inspector, Punjab Police, Batala Beeco Detention Center
Ajaib Singh, Station House Officer, Punjab Police, Batala
Militant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
Persecution (i.e. arbitrary arrest, torture, self-defense); Persecution of a family member or a friend
Security officials approached
Yes, Same as officials involved in abduction/extrajudicial execution, Punjab Police
Response by officials
No Response
Legal remedies pursued
No, Afraid of retaliation, Believed it would have been ineffective
Remedies desired from government
Desire nothing from government
Forthcoming
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