Satnam Singh

Extrajudicial execution on May 27, 1990

Male, age 18-20

Demographics

Education

Middle school

Employment

Day laborer

Married

Yes

Children

1

Religion

Sikh, Amritdhari

Caste

Mazbi


Photo of Satnam Singh, victim of extrajudicial execution on May 27, 1990, in Kapurthala, Kishan Singhwala, by Punjab Police

Detention & Torture

Prior detentions

Yes, 1

Prior torture

Yes

Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution

Unknown

Extrajudicial Execution on May 27, 1990

Additional data forthcoming

Body Disposal

Body returned

No

Security Forces Implicated

Forces involved in extrajudicial execution

Officials involved in extrajudicial execution

Chahal, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Kishan Singhwala

Militancy Involvement

Combatant

Yes

Remedies & Impact

Security officials approached

No

Legal remedies pursued

Yes

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; Truth commission; Investigations into abuses

Connected Victims

Genuine encounters in family

No

Co-victims of extrajudicial execution

Yes

Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming

Family Reflections

Forthcoming


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