Extrajudicial execution between April 13, 1991 and May 14, 1991
Male, age 22
Education
High school
Married
No
Religion
Sikh, Kesdhari
Caste
Jat
Prior detentions
No
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Place of abduction
Checkpoint (naka)
Victim presented before judge/magistrate
No
Additional data forthcoming
Body returned
No
Body disposal by security forces
Cremated the body
Cremation location
Municipal cremation ground
Forces involved in abduction
Officials involved in abduction
Nachhatar Singh, Station House Officer, Punjab Police, Dharamkot
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Nachhatar Singh, Station House Officer, Punjab Police, Dharamkot
Combatant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
Persecution of a family member or a friend
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Zira
Response by officials
None
Legal remedies pursued
No, Afraid of retaliation, Believed it would have been ineffective
Impact on family
Family abandoned home
Remedies desired from government
Monetary compensation to family; Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Criminal prosecution of those responsible; Employment
Extrajudicial executions/disappearances in family
2
Genuine encounters in family
No
Co-victims of abduction
Unknown
Co-victims of extrajudicial execution
Yes
Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming
Forthcoming
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