Extrajudicial execution on August 10, 1989
Male, age 18
Residence
Education
No education
Employment
Day laborer
Married
Yes
Children
0
Religion
Sikh, Kesdhari
Prior detentions
No
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Place of abduction
Police station
Witness(es) to abduction
Parents; Sibling
Security officials informed witnesses about destination
No
Security officials uniformed
Yes
Victim presented before judge/magistrate
Yes
Judge/magistrate result
Police custody/remand
Additional data forthcoming
Additional data forthcoming
Body returned
No
Body disposal by security forces
Cremated the body
Cremation location
Village cremation ground
Forces involved in abduction
Officials involved in abduction
Baldev Raj Sharma, Punjab Police, Chohla Sahib
Surinder Pal Singh, Punjab Police
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Kuldeep Singh, Constable, Punjab Police, Chohla Sahib
Surinder Pal Singh, Punjab Police
Militant
No
Militant support provided
No
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Sarhali Kalan
Response by officials
No Response, Denied involvement
Legal remedies pursued
Yes
Impact on family
Family members ran away, Family member(s) abused alcohol/drugs
Remedies desired from government
Monetary compensation to family; Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Employment
Genuine encounters in family
Yes
Co-victims of abduction
No
Co-victims of extrajudicial execution
Yes
Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming
Forthcoming
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