Jagdev Singh
Extrajudicial execution on April 6, 1989
Male, age 22
Demographics
Residence
Education
Primary school
Married
No
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
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Prior Abuse
Prior detentions
No
Extrajudicial Execution on April 6, 1989
Additional data forthcoming
Body Disposal
Body returned
No
Body disposal by security forces
Cremated the body
Cremation location
Municipal cremation ground
Security Forces Implicated
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Additional data forthcoming
Militancy Involvement
Combatant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
1984 Indian Army attack on the Harmandir Sahib
Remedies & Impact
Security officials approached
Yes, Same as officials involved in abduction/extrajudicial execution, from Jalandhar
Response by officials
No Response, Extrajudicial execution [of victim] in an "encounter"
Legal remedies pursued
No, Believed it would have been ineffective
Impact on family
Family member(s) died due to depression/shock, Family became impoverished
Remedies desired from government
Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Criminal prosecution of those responsible; Truth commission; Investigations into abuses
Family Reflections
Forthcoming
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