Hajoora Singh
Extrajudicial execution on August 18, 1989
Male, age 20-21
Demographics
Education
Primary school
Employment
Farmer/agriculture
Married
No
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
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Abduction
Prior detentions
No
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Yes, August 17, 1989
Place of abduction
Victim's residence
Witness(es) to abduction
Parents
Security officials informed witnesses about destination
No
Security officials uniformed
Yes
Victim presented before judge/magistrate
No
Detention Locations
Additional data forthcoming
Extrajudicial Execution on August 18, 1989
Additional data forthcoming
Body Disposal
Body returned
No
Body disposal by security forces
Cremated the body
Cremation location
Municipal cremation ground
Condition of corpse
Bullet wounds
Security Forces Implicated
Forces involved in abduction
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Swaran Singh [Ghotna], Senior Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Kapurthala
Militancy Involvement
Militant
Yes
Remedies
Security officials approached
No
Legal remedies pursued
No, Afraid of retaliation, Did not know what to do
Remedies desired from government
Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Criminal prosecution of those responsible
Family Reflections
Forthcoming
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