Extrajudicial execution between August 3, 1989 and August 4, 1989
Male, age 26
Residence
Education
Primary school
Employment
Day laborer
Married
No
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Prior detentions
No
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Yes, June 14, 1989
Place of abduction
Victim's residence
Witness(es) to abduction
Parents; Sibling; Respondent
Security officials informed witnesses about destination
Yes
Security officials uniformed
Yes
Victim presented before judge/magistrate
Yes
Judge/magistrate result
Other
Additional data forthcoming
Body returned
No
Forces involved in abduction
Officials involved in abduction
Mohinder Singh, Station House Officer, Punjab Police, Kathu Nangal
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Combatant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
1984 Indian Army attack on the Harmandir Sahib; General persecution of Sikhs
Security officials approached
No
Legal remedies pursued
No, Afraid of retaliation, Believed it would have been ineffective
Impact on family
Family member(s) was mentally disturbed
Remedies desired from government
Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Investigations into abuses
Extrajudicial executions/disappearances in family
2
Genuine encounters in family
No
Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming
Forthcoming
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