Satnam Singh
Extrajudicial execution on May 18, 1988
Male, age 27-28
Demographics
Education
No education
Employment
Farmer/agriculture
Married
Yes
Children
0
Religion
Sikh, Kesdhari
Caste
Jat
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Detention & Torture
Prior detentions
Yes, 20-25
Prior torture
Yes
Extrajudicial Execution on May 18, 1988
Additional data forthcoming
Body Disposal
Body returned
Yes
Cremation location
Village cremation ground
Condition of corpse
Bullet wounds
Security Forces Implicated
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Militancy Involvement
Combatant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
1984 Indian Army attack on the Harmandir Sahib; Supported the goals of the militancy movement
Remedies & Impact
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Lopoke
Response by officials
Extrajudicial execution [of victim] in an "encounter"
Legal remedies pursued
No, Believed it would have been ineffective
Impact on family
Family abandoned home
Remedies desired from government
Monetary compensation to family; Rehabilitation services to family; Criminal prosecution of those responsible; Truth commission; Memorial for victims
Family Reflections
Forthcoming
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