Amrik Singh

Extrajudicial execution on June 11, 1986

Male, age 19

Demographics

Education

High school

Married

No

Religion

Sikh, Amritdhari

Caste

Mazbi

Abduction & Detention

Prior detentions

No

Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution

Yes, June 11, 1986

Witness(es) to abduction

Friend

Security officials informed witnesses about destination

No

Security officials uniformed

Yes

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

No

Detention Locations

Additional data forthcoming

Extrajudicial Execution on June 11, 1986

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

79th Battalion CRPF Camp, CRPF

Officials involved in abduction

Balwant Singh, Sub Inspector, CRPF, 79th Battalion CRPF Camp

Hawa Singh, Sub Inspector, CRPF, 79th Battalion CRPF Camp

Naresh Kumar, Constable, CRPF, 79th Battalion CRPF Camp

Forces involved in extrajudicial execution

79th Battalion CRPF Camp, CRPF

Officials involved in extrajudicial execution

Balwant Singh, Sub Inspector, CRPF, 79th Battalion CRPF Camp

Hawa Singh, Sub Inspector, CRPF, 79th Battalion CRPF Camp

Naresh Kumar, Constable, CRPF, 79th Battalion CRPF Camp

Militancy Involvement

Combatant

No

Militant support provided

No

Remedies

Security officials approached

Yes, Punjab Police, from Amritsar

Response by officials

None

Legal remedies pursued

No, Believed it would have been ineffective

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 abduction

Yes

Co-victims of extrajudicial execution

Yes

Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming

Family Reflections

Forthcoming


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