Harpal Singh
Extrajudicial execution on July 22, 1987
Male, age 24
Demographics
Education
Primary school
Employment
Farmer/agriculture
Married
No
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
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Abduction
Prior detentions
No
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Place of abduction
Friend/relative's residence
Security officials uniformed
Yes
Detention Locations
Additional data forthcoming
Extrajudicial Execution on July 22, 1987
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
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Additional data forthcoming
Militancy Involvement
Combatant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
1984 Indian Army attack on the Harmandir Sahib
Remedies
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Batala
Response by officials
Extrajudicial execution [of victim] in an "encounter"
Legal remedies pursued
No, Afraid of retaliation, Did not know what to do
Remedies desired from government
Criminal prosecution of those responsible; Truth commission; in future never happen with anyone in society
Connected Victims
Genuine encounters in family
No
Co-victims of abduction
Yes, 4
Co-victims of extrajudicial execution
Yes
Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming
Family Reflections
Forthcoming
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