Extrajudicial execution on April 20, 1992
Male, age 21
Residence
Education
High school
Employment
Mechanic
Married
No
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
Prior detentions
No
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Yes, April 17, 1992
Witness(es) to abduction
Parents; Sibling; Cousin; Aunt/uncle; Friend; Co-villager
Security officials informed witnesses about destination
No
Security officials uniformed
Yes
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
Officials involved in abduction
Khubi Ram, Superintendent of Police, CRPF, Tarn Taran
Gurbachan Singh, Station House Officer, Punjab Police, Tarn Taran
Ajit Singh Sandhu, Senior Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Tarn Taran
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Khubi Ram, Superintendent of Police, CRPF, Tarn Taran
Gurbachan Singh, Station House Officer, Punjab Police, Tarn Taran
Ajit Singh Sandhu, Senior Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Tarn Taran
Militant
No
Militant support provided
No
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Tarn Taran, Amritsar, Nabha
Response by officials
No Response, Denied involvement, Admitted extrajudicial execution with no explanation, Told family to go to another police station
Legal remedies pursued
Yes
Remedies desired from government
Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Criminal prosecution of those responsible
Genuine encounters in family
No
Co-victims of abduction
Yes
Co-victims of extrajudicial execution
No
Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming
Forthcoming
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