Paltej Singh

Extrajudicial execution between July 8, 1989 and July 9, 1989

Male, age 24

Demographics

Prior detentions

Yes, 1

Prior torture

Yes

Additional data forthcoming

Body returned

No

Forces involved in extrajudicial execution

Gurgaon

Militant

Yes

Reason(s) for joining militancy

Persecution of a family member or a friend; General persecution of Sikhs

Security officials approached

Yes, Same as officials involved in abduction/extrajudicial execution, from Gurgaon

Response by officials

None

Legal remedies pursued

Yes

Remedies desired from government

Monetary compensation to family; Rehabilitation services to family; Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Criminal prosecution of those responsible; Truth commission; Investigations into abuses

Genuine encounters in family

No

Co-victims of extrajudicial execution

Yes

Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming

Family Reflections

Forthcoming