Gurcharan Singh
Extrajudicial execution on November 15, 1989
Male, age 30
Demographics
Education
No education
Employment
Farmer/agriculture
Married
Yes
Children
1
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
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Detention & Torture
Prior detentions
Yes, 1
Prior torture
Yes
Extrajudicial Execution on November 15, 1989
Additional data forthcoming
Body Disposal
Body returned
Yes
Condition of corpse
Bullet wounds
Security Forces Implicated
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Paramjit Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Bhikhiwind
Militancy Involvement
Combatant
No
Militant support provided
No
Remedies
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Bhikhiwind
Response by officials
Extrajudicial execution [of victim] in an "encounter"
Legal remedies pursued
Yes
Remedies desired from government
Monetary compensation to family
Connected Victims
Genuine encounters in family
No
Co-victims of extrajudicial execution
Yes
Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming
Family Reflections
Forthcoming
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