Kanwaljit Singh
Extrajudicial execution on September 9, 1992
Male, age 27
Demographics
Education
Middle school
Employment
Shopkeeper
Married
No
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Ramgarhia
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Detention & Torture
Prior detentions
Yes, 5
Prior torture
Yes
Extrajudicial Execution on September 9, 1992
Additional data forthcoming
Body Disposal
Body returned
Yes
Cremation location
Village cremation ground
Condition of corpse
Bullet wounds
Security Forces Implicated
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Kamaljit Singh, Station House Officer, Punjab Police, Phillaur
Militancy Involvement
Militant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
Persecution (i.e. arbitrary arrest, torture, self-defense)
Remedies & Impact
Security officials approached
No
Legal remedies pursued
No, Believed it would have been ineffective
Impact on family
Family abandoned home, Family member(s) died due to depression/shock
Remedies desired from government
Monetary compensation to family; Rehabilitation services to family; Truth commission; Investigations into abuses
Family Reflections
Forthcoming
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