Amarjit Singh

Extrajudicial execution between December 1, 1987 and January 1, 1988

Male, age 28

Demographics

Education

High school

Employment

Farmer/agriculture

Married

No

Religion

Sikh, Kesdhari

Abduction

Prior detentions

No

Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution

Yes, between December 1, 1987 and January 1, 1988

Place of abduction

Victim's residence

Detention Locations

Additional data forthcoming

Extrajudicial Execution between December 1, 1987 and January 1, 1988

Additional data forthcoming

Body Disposal

Body returned

No

Body disposal by security forces

Cremated the body

Cremation location

Municipal cremation ground

Condition of corpse

Bruises; Bullet wounds

Security Forces Implicated

Forces involved in abduction

Unknown type of security forces

Forces involved in extrajudicial execution

Officials involved in extrajudicial execution

Additional data forthcoming

Militancy Involvement

Combatant

Unknown

Remedies & Impact

Security officials approached

No

Legal remedies pursued

No, Afraid of retaliation, Did not know what to do

Impact on family

Family abandoned home

Remedies desired from government

Truth commission; Investigations into abuses

Family Reflections

Forthcoming


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