Punjab Singh
Extrajudicial execution on April 13, 1994
Male, age 20
Demographics
Residence
Education
Middle school
Employment
Farmer/agriculture
Married
No
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
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Abduction & Detention
Prior detentions
Yes, 2
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Yes, April 03, 1994
Place of abduction
Roadside
Victim presented before judge/magistrate
No
Detention Locations
Additional data forthcoming
Extrajudicial Execution on April 13, 1994
Additional data forthcoming
Body Disposal
Body returned
No
Body disposal by security forces
Cremated the body
Cremation location
Municipal cremation ground
Security Forces Implicated
Forces involved in abduction
Officials involved in abduction
Khubi Ram, Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Tarn Taran
Khatra, Senior Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Tarn Taran
Puran Singh, Station House Officer, Punjab Police, Jhabal Kalan
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); General persecution of Sikhs
Remedies & Impact
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Jhabal Kalan
Response by officials
None
Legal remedies pursued
No, Afraid of retaliation, Believed it would have been ineffective
Impact on family
Family abandoned home, Family member(s) died due to depression/shock, Family member(s) was mentally disturbed
Remedies desired from government
Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Criminal prosecution of those responsible
Connected 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
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