Achhar Singh

Extrajudicial execution on August 8, 1992

Male, age 28

Demographics

Education

No education

Employment

Day laborer

Married

Yes

Children

2

Religion

Sikh

Caste

Dalit/SC/BC

Abduction & Detention

Prior detentions

No

Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution

Yes, August 08, 1992

Place of abduction

Friend/relative's residence

Witness(es) to abduction

Spouse

Security officials informed witnesses about destination

No

Security officials uniformed

Yes

Detention Locations

Additional data forthcoming

Extrajudicial Execution on August 8, 1992

Additional data forthcoming

Body Disposal

Body returned

No

Condition of corpse

Bruises; Bullet wounds; Cuts/wounds

Security Forces Implicated

Forces involved in abduction

Forces involved in extrajudicial execution

Officials involved in extrajudicial execution

Additional data forthcoming

Militancy Involvement

Combatant

No

Remedies

Security officials approached

No

Legal remedies pursued

No, Did not know what to do, Insufficient funds

Remedies desired from government

Monetary compensation to family; Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Employment; Truth commission

Family Reflections

Forthcoming


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