Bhupinder Singh

Extrajudicial execution on October 3, 1990

Male, age 26

Demographics

Education

College degree

Employment

Shopkeeper

Married

No

Religion

Sikh, Amritdhari


Photo of Bhupinder Singh, victim of extrajudicial execution on October 03, 1990, in Majitha, Rayya, Amritsar, by Punjab Police

Abduction, Detention, & Torture

Prior detentions

Yes, 3

Prior torture

Yes

Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution

Yes, October 03, 1990

Place of abduction

Roadside

Security officials informed witnesses about destination

No

Security officials uniformed

No

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

No

Detention Locations

Additional data forthcoming

Extrajudicial Execution on October 3, 1990

Additional data forthcoming

Body Disposal

Body returned

Yes

Cremation location

Municipal cremation ground

Condition of corpse

Bullet wounds

Security Forces Implicated

Forces involved in abduction

Officials involved in abduction

P.S. Gill, Senior Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Majitha

Forces involved in extrajudicial execution

Officials involved in extrajudicial execution

P.S. Gill, Senior Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Majitha

Militancy Involvement

Combatant

Yes

Reason(s) for joining militancy

Persecution (i.e. arbitrary arrest, torture, self-defense); General persecution of Sikhs

Remedies & Impact

Security officials approached

No

Legal remedies pursued

Yes

Impact on family

Family abandoned home

Remedies desired from government

Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Criminal prosecution of those responsible; Truth commission; Investigations into abuses

Connected Victims

Extrajudicial executions/disappearances in family

2

Genuine encounters in family

No

Co-victims of abduction

No

Co-victims of extrajudicial execution

No

Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming

Family Reflections

Forthcoming


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