Extrajudicial execution on August 18, 1992
Male, age 43
Residence
Education
High school
Employment
Farmer/agriculture
Married
Yes
Children
6
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
Prior detentions
Yes, 5-6
Prior torture
Yes
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Yes, the victim turned himself/herself in, August 01, 1992
Place of abduction
Police station
Witness(es) to abduction
Children; Sibling; Co-villager; Respondent
Security officials uniformed
Yes
Demands by security forces
Money
Victim presented before judge/magistrate
No
Additional data forthcoming
Additional data forthcoming
Body returned
No
Body disposal by security forces
Cremated the body
Cremation location
Municipal cremation ground
Forces involved in abduction
Officials involved in abduction
Surinder Singh Sodhi, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Criminal Investigation Agency, Jagraon CIA Staff
Bhaag Singh [Leela], Inspector, Criminal Investigation Agency, Jagraon CIA Staff
Raghuvir Singh, Inspector, Criminal Investigation Agency, Jagraon CIA Staff
Swaran Singh [Ghotna], Senior Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, Jagraon CIA Staff
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Additional data forthcoming
Combatant
Yes
Reason(s) for joining militancy
General persecution of Sikhs
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, Criminal Investigation Agency, from Jagraon CIA Staff, Jagraon
Response by officials
None
Legal remedies pursued
No, Afraid of retaliation
Impact on family
Family member(s) died due to depression/shock
Remedies desired from government
Monetary compensation to family; Criminal prosecution of those responsible; Truth commission; Investigations into abuses; Memorial for victims
Genuine encounters in family
No
Co-victims of abduction
No
Co-victims of extrajudicial execution
Yes
Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming
Forthcoming
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