Sarwan Singh
Extrajudicial execution between July 10, 1991 and July 20, 1991
Male, age 21
Demographics
Residence
Education
Primary school
Employment
Day laborer
Married
No
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Ramgarhia
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Abduction & Detention
Prior detentions
No
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Place of abduction
Village fields
Witness(es) to abduction
Friend
Security officials informed witnesses about destination
No
Security officials uniformed
Yes
Detention Locations
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
Officials involved in abduction
Salwinder Singh, Station House Officer, Punjab Police
Brar, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Gharyala
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Militancy Involvement
Militant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
General persecution of Sikhs; Supported the goals of the militancy movement
Remedies
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Gharyala
Response by officials
Extrajudicial execution [of victim] in an "encounter"
Legal remedies pursued
No, Afraid of retaliation, Believed it would have been ineffective, Did not know what to do
Remedies desired from government
Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Criminal prosecution of those responsible; Employment
Connected Victims
Genuine encounters in family
No
Co-victims of abduction
Yes
Co-victims of extrajudicial execution
Yes
Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming
Family Reflections
Forthcoming
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