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Sikh Human Rights Abuses
LIST OF PRISON DEATHS IN PUNJAB
w.e.f. JANUARY 1997-TILL JUNE, 2001:
1997
1.
January 13, 1997: An Undertrial, Vijay Kumar, died in District
Jail, Kapurthala.
2. February
14, 1997: An Undertrial, Ranjit Singh hanged himself in Central
Jail, Sangrur.
3. August
14-15, 1997: Amrit Singh (45), an undertrial died in Central Jail,
Jalandhar.
4. October,
1997: Natha Singh, a daily wage labourer of Sangrur died in at
District Jail, Sangrur.
5. November,
1997: Tirath Singh son of Narinder Singh Kler, a resident of village
Kler, District Amritsar died in Amritsar jail.
6. December 13, 1997: Hukam Chand, an undertrial, died in Central
Jail, Patiala.
1998
7.
April 7,1998: Rajinder Singh, an undertrial died in the Central
Jail,Patiala.
8. April 25,
1998: Gurjet Singh, an undertrial died in Central Jail, Patiala.
9. May 12,
1998: Sunil Kumar Munjal, a resident of Abohar died in Central
Jail, Ferozepur.
10. July 23,
1998: Bhil Ram, an undertrial and a resident of Ludhiana died
in Central Jail, Ludhiana.
11. August
27,1998: Tarlok Singh, an undertrial lodged in Central Jail, Gurdaspur
allegedly committed suicide in the jail.
12. September
27, 1998: Surinder Dass, an undertrial allegedly committed suicide
in Central Jail, Patiala.
13. October
1, 1998: Kulwant Singh (55), an undertrial, died in Central Jail,
Patiala.
1999
14.
May 18, 1999: Malkiat Singh, an undertrial, died in Central Jail,
Patiala.
15. December
12, 1999: Joginder Singh, a resident of village Kaler Kalan, District
Gurdaspur died in Central Jail, Gurdaspur.
2000
16.
February 13, 2000: Sangram Singh(40), an undertrial lodged in
Central Jail, Amritsar died in the jail.
17. February
21, 2000: Joginder Ram, an undertrial, died in Bathinda Central
Jail.
18. April
6, 2000: Kirpal Singh(35), convict lodged in Central Jail, Patiala
died due to TB in the jail.
19. April
9, 2000: Parvinder Singh(30), an undertrial lodged in Central
Jail, Patiala died in the jail.
20. April
12, 2000: Surinder Singh(50), a resident of village Khankhana
in Nawanshehar who was undergoing ten years imprisonment inCentral
Jail, Patiala died in the jail.
20. April
22, 2000: Raj Singh, a convict died in Central Jail, Bathinda.
21. May, 2000:
Darshan Singh, a convict died in Central Jail, Jalandhar.
22. May 25,
2000: Dalip Singh(50) son of Ranjit Singh, a resident of village
Mithubasti in Jalandhar district died in Central Jail, Jalandhar.
23. August
31, 2000: Pheera Singh(53), an undertrial lodged in Central Jail,
Ludhiana died in the jail.
24. October
31, 2000: Gora Masih, son of Sohni Masih, a resident of village
Sanehia in Batala District and loged in Central Jail, Gurdaspur
died due to TB.
25. November
1, 2000: Surinder Singh, an undertrial lodged in Central Jail,
Gurdaspur, died in the jail.
26. December
12, 2000: Joginder Singh(85), an undertrial lodged in Central
Jail, Gurdaspur, died in the jail due to non-provision of timely
medical aid.
2001
26.January
1, 2001: Jagdish Singh, an undertrial, died under mysterious circumstances
in Central Jail,Bathinda.
27.January
7, 2001: Ranjodh Singh(35), an undertrial, died while in Police
custody of
Muktsar police. According to Police, when he was being taken for
production in
court, he complained of chest pain and soon thereafter he died.
But the inmates of
Muktsar jail says that the victim was hale and hearty when taken
out and he was
beaten to death in police custody.
28.February
2, 2001: A Pakistan prisoner, Farookh was killed in Amritsar Central
jail by other inmates. No case has been registered except transferring
three lower
class employees of the jail.
29.March 13,
2001 :A life convict Pardeep Singh alias Deepa (27), was found
dead in Central Jail, Patiala.
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30. May 25, 2001: Gurnam Singh, an undertrial lodged in District
Jail, Kapurthala died in the jail.
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