Satveer Singh

Extrajudicial execution between November 2, 1987 and November 3, 1987

Male, age 20

Demographics

Education

Middle school

Employment

Student

Married

No

Religion

Sikh, Kesdhari

Caste

Jat


Photo of Satveer Singh, victim of extrajudicial execution between November 2, 1987 and November 3,  1987, in Adampur, Jalandhar, by Punjab Police

Detention & Torture

Prior detentions

Yes, 2

Prior torture

Yes

Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution

Unknown

Extrajudicial Execution between November 2, 1987 and November 3, 1987

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

Officials involved in extrajudicial execution

Additional data forthcoming

Militancy Involvement

Combatant

Yes

Reason(s) for joining militancy

Persecution (i.e. arbitrary arrest, torture, self-defense)

Remedies

Security officials approached

No

Legal remedies pursued

No, Afraid of retaliation

Remedies desired from government

Monetary compensation to family; Employment; Truth commission; Investigations into abuses

Connected Victims

Extrajudicial executions/disappearances in family

2

Genuine encounters in family

No

Co-victims of extrajudicial execution

No

Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming

Family Reflections

Forthcoming


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