Roop Singh

Extrajudicial execution between August 1, 1987 and September 1, 1987

Male, age 24-26

Demographics

Education

High school

Employment

Unemployed

Married

Yes

Religion

Sikh, Amritdhari

Caste

Jat

Detention

Prior detentions

Yes, 1

Prior torture

No

Extrajudicial Execution between August 1, 1987 and September 1, 1987

Additional data forthcoming

Body Disposal

Body returned

No

Security Forces Implicated

Forces involved in extrajudicial execution

Officials involved in extrajudicial execution

Additional data forthcoming

Militancy Involvement

Combatant

Yes

Reason(s) for joining militancy

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

Remedies & Impact

Security officials approached

Yes, Punjab Police, from Amritsar

Remedies desired from government

Truth commission; Memorial for victims

Connected Victims

Extrajudicial executions/disappearances in family

2

Genuine encounters in family

No

Co-victims of extrajudicial execution

Yes

Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming

Family Reflections

Forthcoming


Note: Subdistrict and district boundaries are based on the 2001 census. Read more about our methodology.