Extrajudicial execution between March 14, 1997 and March 15, 1997
Male, age 27-28
Residence
Education
High school
Employment
Farmer/agriculture, Shopkeeper
Married
Yes
Children
2
Religion
Sikh, Kesdhari
Caste
Dalit/SC/BC
Prior detentions
No
Abduction preceding extrajudicial execution
Place of abduction
Victim's residence
Witness(es) to abduction
Spouse; Parents; Children
Security officials informed witnesses about destination
No
Security officials uniformed
Yes
Victim presented before judge/magistrate
No
Additional data forthcoming
Body returned
Yes
Cremation location
Village cremation ground
Condition of corpse
Bullet wounds; Cuts/wounds
Forces involved in abduction
Officials involved in abduction
Harwinder Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector, Punjab Police, Tarn Taran
Gulzar Chand, Sub Inspector, Punjab Police, Tarn Taran
Rameshwar Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector, Punjab Police, Tarn Taran
Forces involved in extrajudicial execution
Officials involved in extrajudicial execution
Additional data forthcoming
Combatant
No
Militant support provided
No
Security officials approached
Yes, Punjab Police, from Hoshiarpur
Response by officials
None
Legal remedies pursued
Yes
Impact on family
Family became impoverished
Remedies desired from government
Monetary compensation to family; Employment
Genuine encounters in family
No
Co-victims of abduction
Yes
Co-victims of extrajudicial execution
No
Links to co-victim profiles forthcoming
Forthcoming
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