Sukhwant Singh
Extrajudicial execution on November 16, 1991
Male, age 20
Demographics
Residence
Education
Primary school
Employment
Day laborer
Married
No
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
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Abduction & Detention
Prior detentions
No
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Yes, November 14, 1991
Place of abduction
Roadside
Witness(es) to abduction
Sibling
Security officials informed witnesses about destination
Yes
Security officials uniformed
Yes
Victim presented before judge/magistrate
No
Detention Locations
Additional data forthcoming
Extrajudicial Execution on November 16, 1991
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 abduction
Officials involved in abduction
Sucha Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector, Punjab Police, Kotli Surat Malhi
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Sucha Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector, Punjab Police, Kotli Surat Malhi
Paritpal Singh, Station House Officer, Punjab Police, Dera Baba Nanak
Baldev Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police
Militancy Involvement
Militant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
Persecution of a family member or a friend
Remedies & Impact
Security officials approached
No
Legal remedies pursued
No, Afraid of retaliation, Believed it would have been ineffective, Did not know what to do
Impact on family
Family abandoned home, Family member(s) died due to depression/shock
Remedies desired from government
Investigations into abuses
Connected Victims
Genuine encounters in family
No
Co-victims of abduction
Yes
Co-victims of extrajudicial execution
No
Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming
Family Reflections
Forthcoming
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