Extrajudicial execution between December 31, 1987 and January 1, 1988
Male, age 22-24
Residence
Education
Primary school
Married
No
Religion
Sikh
Prior detentions
Yes, 1
Prior torture
Yes
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Yes, December 18, 1987
Place of abduction
Friend/relative's residence
Witness(es) to abduction
Friend
Security officials informed witnesses about destination
No
Security officials uniformed
Yes
Victim presented before judge/magistrate
No
Additional data forthcoming
Body returned
No
Forces involved in abduction
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Additional data forthcoming
Combatant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
General persecution of Sikhs
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Amritsar
Response by officials
Denied involvement
Legal remedies pursued
No, Believed it would have been ineffective
Remedies desired from government
Truth commission; Investigations into abuses
Forthcoming
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