Jagdish Singh
Extrajudicial execution on April 12, 1989
Male, age 28
Demographics
Education
Graduate diploma
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, April 09, 1989
Place of abduction
Roadside
Security officials uniformed
Yes
Victim presented before judge/magistrate
No
Detention Locations
Additional data forthcoming
Extrajudicial Execution on April 12, 1989
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
Swaran Singh [Ghotna], Senior Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Kapurthala
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
No
Legal remedies pursued
No, Believed it would have been ineffective
Remedies desired from government
Criminal prosecution of those responsible; Memorial for victims
Family Reflections
Forthcoming
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