Bagicha Singh
Extrajudicial execution, date unknown
Male, age 25-27
Demographics
Residence
Education
No education
Employment
Farmer/agriculture
Married
No
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
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Detention & Torture
Prior detentions
Yes, 3-4
Prior torture
Yes
Extrajudicial Execution, date unknown
Additional data forthcoming
Body Disposal
Body returned
Yes
Cremation location
Village cremation ground
Security Forces Implicated
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Swaran Singh [Ghotna], Senior Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Kapurthala
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 Kapurthala
Response by officials
Extrajudicial execution [of victim] in an "encounter"
Legal remedies pursued
No, Afraid of retaliation, Believed it would have been ineffective
Impact on family
Family abandoned home
Remedies desired from government
Monetary compensation to family; Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Memorial for victims
Family Reflections
Forthcoming
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