Rana Partap Singh

Extrajudicial execution between May 21, 1987 and May 22, 1987

Male, age 21

Demographics

Prior detentions

Yes, 5-6

Prior torture

Yes

Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution

Yes, between April 1, 1987 and May 3, 1987

Place of abduction

Roadside

Security officials informed witnesses about destination

No

Security officials uniformed

Yes

Demands by security forces

Money

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

Yes

Judge/magistrate result

Police custody/remand

Additional data forthcoming

Additional data forthcoming

Body returned

Yes

Condition of corpse

Bruises; Bullet wounds

Forces involved in abduction

Tarn Taran, Punjab Police

Officials involved in abduction

Sita Ram, Station House Officer, Punjab Police, Tarn Taran

Forces involved in extrajudicial execution

Baba Bakala, Punjab Police

Officials involved in extrajudicial execution

Additional data forthcoming

Combatant

Yes

Reason(s) for joining militancy

Persecution (i.e. arbitrary arrest, torture, self-defense); General persecution of Sikhs

Security officials approached

Yes, Punjab Police, from Tarn Taran

Response by officials

Extrajudicial execution [of victim] in an "encounter"

Legal remedies pursued

Yes

Remedies desired from government

Desire nothing from government

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