Extrajudicial execution between August 2, 1992 and August 3, 1992
Male, age 18-20
Education
High school
Employment
Farmer/agriculture
Married
No
Religion
Sikh
Caste
Jat
Prior detentions
No
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Place of abduction
Checkpoint (naka)
Security officials informed witnesses about destination
No
Security officials uniformed
Yes
Additional data forthcoming
Body returned
No
Body disposal by security forces
Cremated the body
Cremation location
Municipal cremation ground
Condition of corpse
Bruises; Cuts/wounds; Burn marks
Forces involved in abduction
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Additional data forthcoming
Combatant
No
Militant support provided
No
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Tarn Taran, Sarhali Kalan
Response by officials
Denied involvement, Told family to go to another police station
Legal remedies pursued
Yes
Remedies desired from government
Monetary compensation to family; Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Employment; Truth commission
Genuine encounters in family
No
Co-victims of abduction
Yes
Co-victims of extrajudicial execution
Yes
Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming
Forthcoming
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