Disappeared on August 23, 1991
Male, age 35
Residence
Education
Primary school
Employment
Farmer/agriculture
Married
Yes
Children
2
Religion
Sikh, Kesdhari
Caste
Jat
Prior detentions
Yes, 40-50
Prior torture
Yes
Abduction preceding disappearance
Yes, August 23, 1991
Place of abduction
Victim's residence
Witness(es) to abduction
Parents; Co-villager; Respondent
Security officials informed witnesses about destination
No
Security officials uniformed
No
Victim presented before judge/magistrate
No
Additional data forthcoming
Additional data forthcoming
Forces involved in abduction
Militant
No
Militant support provided
No
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Phagwara, Kapurthala
Response by officials
Told family to go to another police station
Legal remedies pursued
No, Afraid of retaliation
Impact on family
Family member(s) dropped out of school, Family abandoned home
Remedies desired from government
Truth commission; Investigations into abuses
Genuine encounters in family
Yes
Co-victims of abduction
No
Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming
Forthcoming
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