Extrajudicial execution on April 30, 1989
Male, age 28-29
Residence
Location withheld
Education
High school
Employment
Shopkeeper
Married
Yes
Children
3
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
Prior detentions
No
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Yes
Security officials informed witnesses about destination
No
Additional data forthcoming
Additional data forthcoming
Body returned
No
Body disposal by security forces
Cremated the body
Forces involved in abduction
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Gurinder Singh Sandhu, Station House Officer, Punjab Police, Nawanshahr
Militant
No
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Nawanshahr
Response by officials
Extrajudicial execution [of victim] in an "encounter", Told family to go to another police station
Legal remedies pursued
No, Believed it would have been ineffective
Remedies desired from government
Monetary compensation to family; Criminal prosecution of those responsible; Truth commission
Forthcoming
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