Jagir Singh
Extrajudicial execution on March 10, 1988
Male, age 24
Demographics
Residence
Education
Middle school
Employment
Farmer/agriculture
Married
Yes
Children
1
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
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Detention
Prior detentions
Yes, 1
Prior torture
No
Extrajudicial Execution on March 10, 1988
Additional data forthcoming
Body Disposal
Body returned
No
Body disposal by security forces
Cremated the body
Security Forces Implicated
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Militancy Involvement
Combatant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
1984 Indian Army attack on the Harmandir Sahib
Remedies & Impact
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Amritsar
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
Monetary compensation to family; Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Employment; Truth commission
Connected Victims
Extrajudicial executions/disappearances in family
2
Genuine encounters in family
Yes
Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming
Family Reflections
Forthcoming
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