Extrajudicial execution on October 6, 1989
Male, age 22
Residence
Education
Middle school
Employment
Driver (bus/truck/car)
Married
Yes
Children
1
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
Prior detentions
No
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Yes
Place of abduction
Village fields
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
Officials involved in abduction
Swaran Singh, Station House Officer, Punjab Police, Mehta
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Anil Kumar Sharma, Senior Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Majitha
Swaran Singh, Station House Officer, Punjab Police, Mehta
Combatant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
1984 Indian Army attack on the Harmandir Sahib
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Mehta
Response by officials
Admitted extrajudicial execution with no explanation
Legal remedies pursued
Yes
Impact on family
Family member(s) committed suicide
Remedies desired from government
Monetary compensation to family; Rehabilitation services to family; Criminal prosecution of those responsible
Genuine encounters in family
No
Co-victims of abduction
Unknown
Co-victims of extrajudicial execution
Yes
Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming
Forthcoming
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