Kamaljit Singh

Extrajudicial execution on April 27, 1992

Male, age 21

Demographics

Prior detentions

Yes, 1

Prior torture

Yes

Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution

Yes, April 21, 1992

Place of abduction

Shop/market

Witness(es) to abduction

Respondent

Security officials informed witnesses about destination

No

Security officials uniformed

No

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

No

Additional data forthcoming

Additional data forthcoming

Body returned

No

Body disposal by security forces

Cremated the body

Cremation location

Municipal cremation ground

Forces involved in abduction

Jalandhar, Criminal Investigation Agency

Forces involved in extrajudicial execution

Jalandhar, Criminal Investigation Agency

Officials involved in extrajudicial execution

Raj Kumar, Criminal Investigation Agency, Jalandhar

Chanchal Singh, Station House Officer, Criminal Investigation Agency, Jalandhar

Militant

No

Militant support provided

Yes, Voluntary

Security officials approached

Yes, Punjab Police, from Jalandhar, Beas, Amritsar

Response by officials

No Response, Denied involvement

Legal remedies pursued

No, Believed it would have been ineffective

Remedies desired from government

Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Criminal prosecution of those responsible; Truth commission; Investigations into abuses; Memorial for victims

Genuine encounters in family

No

Co-victims of abduction

Yes

Co-victims of extrajudicial execution

Yes

Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming

Family Reflections

Forthcoming