Pargat Singh
Extrajudicial execution on September 16, 1987
Male, age 30-35
Demographics
Residence
Education
High school
Married
Yes
Children
1
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Dalit/SC/BC
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Detention & Torture
Prior detentions
Yes, 5-6
Prior torture
Yes
Extrajudicial Execution on September 16, 1987
Additional data forthcoming
Body Disposal
Body returned
Yes
Condition of corpse
Bullet wounds
Security Forces Implicated
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Militancy Involvement
Combatant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
Persecution (i.e. arbitrary arrest, torture, self-defense)
Remedies
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Amritsar
Response by officials
Extrajudicial execution [of victim] in an "encounter"
Remedies desired from government
Monetary compensation to family; Rehabilitation services to family; Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Employment; Truth commission; Memorial for victims
Connected Victims
Extrajudicial executions/disappearances in family
2
Genuine encounters in family
No
Co-victims of extrajudicial execution
Yes
Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming
Family Reflections
Forthcoming
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