Dalip Singh

Extrajudicial execution on August 15, 1983

Male, age 29

Demographics

Prior detentions

Yes, 1

Prior torture

Yes

Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution

Yes, August 14, 1983

Place of abduction

Roadside

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

Yes

Cremation location

Village cremation ground

Condition of corpse

Bruises; Bullet wounds; Cuts/wounds; Missing hair from head or face; Missing fingernails

Forces involved in abduction

Payal, Ludhiana, Khanna, Punjab Police

Officials involved in abduction

Jagjit Singh Bedi, Station House Officer, Punjab Police, Payal

D.R. Bhatti, Senior Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Ludhiana

Sukhdyal Singh Bhullar, Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Ludhiana

Surjit Singh Ghuman, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Khanna

Raj Krishan Bedi, Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Ludhiana

Forces involved in extrajudicial execution

Payal, Ludhiana, Khanna, Punjab Police

Officials involved in extrajudicial execution

Additional data forthcoming

Combatant

Yes

Reason(s) for joining militancy

General persecution of Sikhs

Security officials approached

No

Legal remedies pursued

No, Afraid of retaliation

Remedies desired from government

Monetary compensation to family; Rehabilitation services to family; Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Criminal prosecution of those responsible; 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

Family Reflections

Forthcoming