Atma Singh
Extrajudicial execution between October 10, 1992 and October 24, 1992
Male, age 67-68
Demographics
Residence
Education
No education
Employment
Farmer/agriculture
Married
Yes
Children
5
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
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Abduction & Detention
Prior detentions
Yes, 25
Prior torture
No
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Place of abduction
Police station
Witness(es) to abduction
Children
Security officials informed witnesses about destination
No
Security officials uniformed
Yes
Victim presented before judge/magistrate
No
Detention Locations
Additional data forthcoming
Body Disposal
Body returned
No
Security Forces Implicated
Forces involved in abduction
Officials involved in abduction
Daya Singh, Inspector, Punjab Police, Sarhali Kalan
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Gurmeet Singh Randhawa, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Criminal Investigation Agency, Tarn Taran
Ajit Singh Sandhu, Senior Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Tarn Taran
Militancy Involvement
Combatant
No
Militant support provided
Yes, Voluntary
Remedies & Impact
Security officials approached
No
Legal remedies pursued
Yes
Impact on family
Family abandoned home
Remedies desired from government
Criminal prosecution of those responsible; Truth commission; Investigations into abuses; Memorial for victims
Connected Victims
Extrajudicial executions/disappearances in family
4
Genuine encounters in family
No
Co-victims of abduction
No
Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming
Family Reflections
Forthcoming
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