Gulwinder Singh
Extrajudicial execution between March 1, 1993 and December 31, 1993
Male, age 22-23
Demographics
Residence
Education
Primary school
Employment
Farmer/agriculture
Married
No
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
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Abduction, Detention, & Torture
Prior detentions
Yes, 10
Prior torture
Yes
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Place of abduction
Police station
Witness(es) to abduction
Cousin
Security officials informed witnesses about destination
Yes
Security officials uniformed
Yes
Victim presented before judge/magistrate
No
Detention Locations
Additional data forthcoming
Body Disposal
Body returned
No
Security Forces Implicated
Forces involved in abduction
Officials involved in abduction
Ajit Singh Sandhu, Senior Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Tarn Taran
Satnam Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector, Punjab Police, Tarn Taran
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Additional data forthcoming
Militancy Involvement
Combatant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
Persecution (i.e. arbitrary arrest, torture, self-defense)
Remedies & Impact
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Khadur Sahib
Response by officials
Denied involvement, Told family to go to another police station
Legal remedies pursued
No, Afraid of retaliation
Impact on family
Family members ran away, Family member(s) dropped out of school
Remedies desired from government
Monetary compensation to family; Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Employment
Connected Victims
Extrajudicial executions/disappearances in family
2
Genuine encounters in family
No
Co-victims of abduction
Yes
Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming
Family Reflections
Forthcoming
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