Gurbachan Singh

Extrajudicial execution on June 5, 1984

Male, age 35

Demographics

Education

Graduate diploma

Married

No

Religion

Sikh, Kesdhari

Caste

Jat

Prior Abuse

Prior detentions

No

Extrajudicial Execution on June 5, 1984

Additional data forthcoming

Body Disposal

Body returned

Yes

Cremation location

Village cremation ground

Condition of corpse

Bullet wounds

Security Forces Implicated

Forces involved in extrajudicial execution

Officials involved in extrajudicial execution

Additional data forthcoming

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

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

Family Reflections

Forthcoming


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