Extrajudicial execution on December 15, 1987
Male, age 21
Residence
Education
High school
Married
Yes
Children
2
Religion
Sikh, Kesdhari
Caste
Jat
Prior detentions
Yes, 1
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Yes
Security officials uniformed
Yes
Victim presented before judge/magistrate
No
Additional data forthcoming
Additional data forthcoming
Body returned
Yes
Cremation location
Village cremation ground
Condition of corpse
Bullet wounds; Missing fingernails
Forces involved in abduction
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Additional data forthcoming
Combatant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
1984 Indian Army attack on the Harmandir Sahib; Supported the goals of the militancy movement
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Ludhiana
Response by officials
Extrajudicial execution [of victim] in an "encounter"
Legal remedies pursued
No, Afraid of retaliation, Believed it would have been ineffective
Impact on family
Family member(s) was mentally disturbed
Remedies desired from government
Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Criminal prosecution of those responsible; Truth commission; Investigations into abuses
Genuine encounters in family
No
Co-victims of abduction
Yes; 1
Co-victims of extrajudicial execution
Yes
Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming
Forthcoming
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