Jagir Kaur

Extrajudicial execution between March 1, 1993 and March 15, 1993

Female, age 55

Demographics

Education

No education

Employment

Housewife

Married

Yes

Children

5

Religion

Sikh, Amritdhari

Caste

Jat


Photo of Jagir Kaur, victim of extrajudicial execution between March 1, 1993 and March 15,  1993, in Verowal, by Punjab Police

Abduction & Detention

Prior detentions

No

Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution

Yes, December 10, 1992

Place of abduction

Victim's residence

Witness(es) to abduction

Children; Co-villager

Security officials informed witnesses about destination

No

Security officials uniformed

Yes

Demands by security forces

Information about another person

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

No

Detention Locations

Additional data forthcoming

Extrajudicial Execution between March 1, 1993 and March 15, 1993

Additional data forthcoming

Body Disposal

Body returned

No

Body disposal by security forces

Dumped body in canal/river

Security Forces Implicated

Forces involved in abduction

Officials involved in abduction

Swaran Singh, Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Verowal

Forces involved in extrajudicial execution

Officials involved in extrajudicial execution

Swaran Singh, Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Verowal

Militancy Involvement

Combatant

No

Militant support provided

Yes, Voluntary

Remedies

Security officials approached

No

Legal remedies pursued

Yes

Remedies desired from government

Truth commission

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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