Sukhdev Singh
Extrajudicial execution between January 4, 1993 and January 8, 1993
Male, age 19
Demographics
Residence
Education
High school
Employment
Unemployed
Married
No
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
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Abduction, Detention, & Torture
Prior detentions
Yes, 1
Prior torture
Yes
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Yes, January 01, 1993
Victim presented before judge/magistrate
No
Detention Locations
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
Parag Jain, Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Patiala
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
C.S.R. Reddy, Senior Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Patiala
Parag Jain, Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Patiala
Militancy Involvement
Militant
Yes
Remedies & Impact
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Patiala
Response by officials
Extrajudicial execution [of victim] in an "encounter"
Legal remedies pursued
No, Afraid of retaliation, Believed it would have been ineffective
Impact on family
Family abandoned home
Remedies desired from government
Monetary compensation to family; Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Criminal prosecution of those responsible; Employment; Truth commission
Connected Victims
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
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