Ranjit Singh

Extrajudicial execution on March 17, 1993

Male, age 21

Demographics

Prior detentions

Yes, 2

Prior torture

Yes

Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution

Yes, between March 4, 1993 and March 5, 1993

Place of abduction

Victim's residence

Witness(es) to abduction

Parents; Sibling; Cousin; Co-villager

Security officials informed witnesses about destination

Yes

Security officials uniformed

Yes

Demands by security forces

Money

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

No

Additional data forthcoming

Additional data forthcoming

Body returned

No

Body disposal by security forces

Cremated the body

Cremation location

Municipal cremation ground

Forces involved in abduction

Tarn Taran, Punjab Police

Officials involved in abduction

Puran Singh, Inspector, Punjab Police, Tarn Taran

Dilbagh Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Tarn Taran

Forces involved in extrajudicial execution

Tarn Taran, Punjab Police

Officials involved in extrajudicial execution

Additional data forthcoming

Combatant

No

Militant support provided

Yes, Forced

Security officials approached

Yes, Punjab Police, from Tarn Taran

Response by officials

Extrajudicial execution [of victim] in an "encounter"

Legal remedies pursued

Yes

Impact on family

Family member(s) died due to depression/shock

Remedies desired from government

Truth commission; Investigations into abuses

Genuine encounters in family

No

Co-victims of abduction

No

Co-victims of extrajudicial execution

Yes

Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming

Family Reflections

Forthcoming