Heera Singh
Extrajudicial execution on August 8, 1987
Male, age 30-31
Demographics
Residence
Education
High school
Employment
Farmer/agriculture
Married
Yes
Children
2
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
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Abduction & Detention
Prior detentions
Yes, 4-5
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Place of abduction
Village fields
Security officials informed witnesses about destination
No
Security officials uniformed
Yes
Detention Locations
Additional data forthcoming
Extrajudicial Execution on August 8, 1987
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
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Kishan Gopal, Station House Officer, Punjab Police, Chheharta Sahib
Militancy Involvement
Combatant
Yes
Remedies
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Amritsar, Chheharta Sahib
Response by officials
Extrajudicial execution [of victim] in an "encounter"
Legal remedies pursued
No, Believed it would have been ineffective
Remedies desired from government
Desire nothing from government
Family Reflections
Forthcoming
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