Shamsher Singh
Extrajudicial execution between May 18, 1987 and May 20, 1987
Male, age 20-21
Demographics
Education
High school
Employment
Farmer/agriculture
Married
No
Religion
Sikh
Caste
Jat
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Abduction & Detention
Prior detentions
No
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Place of abduction
Roadside
Security officials uniformed
Yes
Detention Locations
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
Officials involved in abduction
Brar, Station House Officer, Punjab Police, Jhabal Kalan
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Additional data forthcoming
Militancy Involvement
Combatant
Unknown
Remedies
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Jhabal Kalan
Response by officials
Told family to go to another police station
Legal remedies pursued
Yes
Remedies desired from government
Monetary compensation to family; Truth commission; Investigations into abuses
Connected Victims
Extrajudicial executions/disappearances in family
2
Genuine encounters in family
No
Co-victims of abduction
Yes
Co-victims of extrajudicial execution
Yes
Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming
Family Reflections
Forthcoming
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