Bugar Singh
Disappeared on May 22, 1991
Male, age 40
Demographics
Education
No education
Employment
Farmer/agriculture
Married
No
Religion
Sikh, Amritdhari
Caste
Jat
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Abduction, Detention, & Torture
Prior detentions
Yes, 2
Prior torture
Yes
Abduction preceding disappearance
Yes, May 22, 1991
Place of abduction
Victim's residence
Witness(es) to abduction
Parents
Security officials informed witnesses about destination
No
Security officials uniformed
No
Victim presented before judge/magistrate
No
Detention Locations
Additional data forthcoming
Disappeared on May 22, 1991
Additional data forthcoming
Security Forces Implicated
Forces involved in abduction
Officials involved in abduction
Dharam Singh, Inspector, Punjab Police, Mansa
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Additional data forthcoming
Militancy Involvement
Combatant
No
Militant support provided
Yes
Remedies & Impact
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Talwandi Sabo, Mansa, Jhuner
Response by officials
Denied involvement, Told family to go to another police station
Legal remedies pursued
Yes
Impact on family
Family member(s) dropped out of school, Family abandoned home
Remedies desired from government
Rehabilitation services to family; Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths; Truth commission; Investigations into abuses; Memorial for victims
Connected Victims
Extrajudicial executions/disappearances in family
5
Genuine encounters in family
Yes
Co-victims of abduction
Yes
Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming
Family Reflections
Forthcoming
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