Ranjit Singh
Extrajudicial execution on July 29, 1987
Male, age 18-19
Demographics
Residence
Education
Primary school
Employment
Day laborer
Married
No
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Mazbi
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Abduction & Detention
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Yes
Place of abduction
Checkpoint (naka)
Witness(es) to abduction
Friend
Security officials informed witnesses about destination
No
Security officials uniformed
Yes
Victim presented before judge/magistrate
No
Detention Locations
Additional data forthcoming
Extrajudicial Execution on July 29, 1987
Additional data forthcoming
Body Disposal
Body returned
No
Body disposal by security forces
Cremated the body
Cremation location
Municipal cremation ground
Security Forces Implicated
Forces involved in abduction
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Additional data forthcoming
Militancy Involvement
Combatant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
Supported the goals of the militancy movement
Remedies
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Tarn Taran
Response by officials
Denied involvement
Legal remedies pursued
Yes
Remedies desired from government
Monetary compensation to family; Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Truth commission
Family Reflections
Forthcoming
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