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	On 7 November 2019, 37-year old '''Jagmael Singh'''{{Efn\|'''Jagmail Singh''' is also written as '''Jagmael Singh'''.\|name=o9\|group=nor}} was [[Lynching\|~~mob~~ lynched]] in [[Sangrur]], [[Punjab, India~~\|Punjab~~]].<ref>{{Cite news\|last=ANI\|first=\|date=2019-11-17\|title=Punjab: Locals protest against killing of Dalit man who was forced to drink urine\|work=[[Business Standard India]]\|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/punjab-locals-protest-against-killing-of-dalit-man-who-was-forced-to-drink-urine-119111700832_1.html~~\|url-status=live~~\|access-date=2021-01-30}}</ref> He was brutally beaten by four men and was forced to drink [[Urine\|human urine]].<ref>{{Cite news\|last=\|first=~~\|others=Special Correspondent~~\|date=2019-11-16\|title=Punjab Dalit man who was beaten up and forced to drink urine succumbs to injuries\|language=en-IN\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/punjab-dalit-man-who-was-beaten-up-and-forced-to-drink-urine-succumbs-to-injuries/article29993928.ece~~\|url-status=live~~\|access-date=2021-01-30\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He died after 9 days of treatment in [[Chandigarh]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-11-16\|title=9 days after torture, Dalit labourer from ~~Punjab’s~~ Sangrur dies in Chandigarh hospital\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/9-days-after-torture-dalit-labourer-from-punjab-s-sangrur-dies-in-chandigarh-hospital/story-oO1xfTck8hO4PotMvJ6sJI.html\|access-date=2021-01-30\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en}}</ref> He was a construction worker and ~~was accused of a fight with~~ one of the accused ~~of the case~~, Rinku over ~~the matter of~~ sitting with them in a [[Panchayati raj\|Panchayati]] of upper caste.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=~~Asia’s~~ Premier News Agency - India News, Business & Political, National & International, Bollywood, Sports {{!}} ANI News\|url=https://www.aninews.in/\|access-date=2021-01-30\|website=www.aninews.in\|language=en}}</ref>		On 7 November 2019, 37-year old '''Jagmael Singh'''{{Efn\|'''Jagmail Singh''' is also written as '''Jagmael Singh'''.\|name=o9\|group=nor}} was [[Lynching\|lynched]] in [[Sangrur]], [[Punjab, India]].<ref>{{Cite news\|last=ANI\|first=\|date=2019-11-17\|title=Punjab: Locals protest against killing of Dalit man who was forced to drink urine\|work=[[Business Standard India]]\|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/punjab-locals-protest-against-killing-of-dalit-man-who-was-forced-to-drink-urine-119111700832_1.html\|access-date=2021-01-30}}</ref> He was brutally beaten by four men and was forced to drink [[Urine\|human urine]].<ref>{{Cite news\|last=\|first=\|date=2019-11-16\|title=Punjab Dalit man who was beaten up and forced to drink urine succumbs to injuries\|language=en-IN\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/punjab-dalit-man-who-was-beaten-up-and-forced-to-drink-urine-succumbs-to-injuries/article29993928.ece\|access-date=2021-01-30\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He died after 9 days of treatment in [[Chandigarh]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-11-16\|title=9 days after torture, Dalit labourer from Punjab's Sangrur dies in Chandigarh hospital\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/9-days-after-torture-dalit-labourer-from-punjab-s-sangrur-dies-in-chandigarh-hospital/story-oO1xfTck8hO4PotMvJ6sJI.html\|access-date=2021-01-30\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en}}</ref> He was a construction worker and one of the accused, Rinku, had quarreled with him over Jagmael sitting with them in a [[Panchayati raj\|Panchayati]] of upper caste.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Asia's Premier News Agency - India News, Business & Political, National & International, Bollywood, Sports {{!}} ANI News\|url=https://www.aninews.in/\|access-date=2021-01-30\|website=www.aninews.in\|language=en}}</ref>

	It was said that he was taken to ~~the~~ Rinku's house, where he was tied and brutally lynched and tortured by the four men. His death ~~was a major issue~~ and many [[Dalit]] groups ~~protested on the matter of his killing and~~ demanded severe ~~most~~ punishment for the accused.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=Protest in Punjab over death of Dalit labourer\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/protest-in-punjab-over-death-of-dalit-labourer/1664601~~\|url-status=live~~\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2021-01-30\|website=[[Outlook India]]}}</ref>		It was said that Jagmael was taken to Rinku's house, where he was tied and brutally lynched and tortured by the four men. His death caused an outrage and many Dalit groups demanded severe punishment for the accused.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=Protest in Punjab over death of Dalit labourer\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/protest-in-punjab-over-death-of-dalit-labourer/1664601\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2021-01-30\|website=[[Outlook India]]}}</ref>

	== Events ==		== Events ==
	Jagmael Singh{{Efn\|\|name=o9\|group=nor}} was a lower caste [[Dalit]] construction worker from [[Sangrur district]] of [[Punjab, India\|Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=Punjab: Dalit Labourer From Sangrur Dies After Being Brutally Beaten\|url=https://thewire.in/rights/punjab-dalit-labourer-from-sangrur-dies-after-being-brutally-beaten~~\|url-status=live~~\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2021-01-30\|website=[[The Wire (India)\|The Wire]]}}</ref> He was a poor man and lived in a family of 6 people in the village of Changiwala with his ~~old~~ mother, wife Manjit Kaur, two daughters and a son.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=2020-11-17\|title=Rebuilding lives; Sangrur dalit family comes to terms with death\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/rebuilding-lives-sangrur-dalit-family-comes-to-terms-with-death/story-Lnm8SjXiwKANxG9r1i42VO.html~~\|url-status=live~~\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2021-01-30\|website=[[Hindustan Times]]\|language=en}}</ref>		Jagmael Singh{{Efn\|\|name=o9\|group=nor}} was a lower caste Dalit construction worker from [[Sangrur district]] of [[Punjab, India\|Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=Punjab: Dalit Labourer From Sangrur Dies After Being Brutally Beaten\|url=https://thewire.in/rights/punjab-dalit-labourer-from-sangrur-dies-after-being-brutally-beaten\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2021-01-30\|website=[[The Wire (India)\|The Wire]]}}</ref> He was a poor man and lived in a family of six people in the village of Changiwala with his mother, wife Manjit Kaur, two daughters and a son.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=2020-11-17\|title=Rebuilding lives; Sangrur dalit family comes to terms with death\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/rebuilding-lives-sangrur-dalit-family-comes-to-terms-with-death/story-Lnm8SjXiwKANxG9r1i42VO.html\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2021-01-30\|website=[[Hindustan Times]]\|language=en}}</ref>

	On 6 November 2019, he went to a village panchayat of upper-caste Sikhs in [[Sangrur Assembly Constituency\|Sangrur chotal]] ~~were~~ he had a fight with Rinku ~~and after that~~ Rinku, along with his ~~3 other~~ friends arrived ~~there~~ and kidnapped ~~him~~. They took him to the Rinku's house on 7 November and tied him after which they beat him brutally and was also tortured severely by the four.<ref>{{Cite web\|~~last=Nov 25\|first~~=Manish Sirhindi ~~/ TNN /~~\|~~last2~~=2019~~\|last3=Ist\|first3=22:32\|date=~~\|title=Dalit tortured to death in Punjab: Cops file chargesheet against four, submit report to DGP {{!}} Ludhiana News - Times of India\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/dalit-tortured-to-death-in-punjab-cops-file-chargesheet-against-four-submit-report-to-dgp/articleshow/72229693.cms~~\|url-status=live~~\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2021-01-30\|website=[[The Times of India]]\|language=en}}</ref> He was also forced to drink their [[urine]], after that they pulled his thigh skin with pliers causing infection.<ref>[http://www.uniindia.com/news/north/administration-punjab-dalit/1794835.html 1]</ref> Later the four went from there and left him to die.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Service\|first=Tribune News\|title=The untold brutality on Jagmail Singh\|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/the-untold-brutality-on-jagmail-singh-4294\|access-date=2021-01-30\|website=Tribuneindia News Service\|language=en}}</ref> On the same date his friends and relatives searched and found him in very bad state and immediately took him to [[PGI Chandigarh]] where he was treated for 9 days, but to the infection in his thighs (due to pulling of his skin by pliers) he didn't survive.<ref>{{Cite web\|author=Scroll Staff\|title=Punjab: Dalit man who was beaten and forced to drink urine in Sangrur district dies\|url=https://scroll.in/latest/943920/punjab-dalit-man-who-was-beaten-and-forced-to-drink-urine-in-sangrur-district-dies\|access-date=2021-01-30\|website=Scroll.in\|language=en-US}}</ref>		On 6 November 2019, Singh went to a village panchayat of upper-caste Sikhs in [[Sangrur Assembly Constituency\|Sangrur chotal]] where he had a fight with Rinku. Some time later, Rinku, along with his three friends arrived and kidnapped Singh. They took him to the Rinku's house on 7 November and tied him after which they beat him brutally and was also tortured severely by the four.<ref>{{Cite web\|author=Manish Sirhindi\|date=Nov 25, 2019\|title=Dalit tortured to death in Punjab: Cops file chargesheet against four, submit report to DGP {{!}} Ludhiana News - Times of India\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/dalit-tortured-to-death-in-punjab-cops-file-chargesheet-against-four-submit-report-to-dgp/articleshow/72229693.cms\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2021-01-30\|website=[[The Times of India]]\|language=en}}</ref> He was also forced to drink their [[urine]], after that they pulled his thigh skin with pliers causing infection.<ref>[http://www.uniindia.com/news/north/administration-punjab-dalit/1794835.html 1]</ref> Later the four went from there and left him to die.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Service\|first=Tribune News\|title=The untold brutality on Jagmail Singh\|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/the-untold-brutality-on-jagmail-singh-4294\|access-date=2021-01-30\|website=Tribuneindia News Service\|language=en}}</ref> On the same date his friends and relatives searched and found him in very bad state and immediately took him to [[PGI Chandigarh]] where he was treated for 9 days, but to the infection in his thighs (due to pulling of his skin by pliers) he didn't survive.<ref>{{Cite web\|author=Scroll Staff\|title=Punjab: Dalit man who was beaten and forced to drink urine in Sangrur district dies\|url=https://scroll.in/latest/943920/punjab-dalit-man-who-was-beaten-and-forced-to-drink-urine-in-sangrur-district-dies\|access-date=2021-01-30\|website=Scroll.in\|date=16 November 2019 \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	== Response ==		== Response ==
	The family of Jagmael demanded a strong enquiry to investigate the case and also stated that the all four accused moved freely and instead they were investigated by the police officials.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Service\|first=Tribune News\|title=Week after ~~Dalit’s~~ killing, cops file chargesheet against four\|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/punjab/week-after-dalits-killing-cops-file-chargesheet-against-four-866081\|access-date=2021-01-30\|website=Tribuneindia News Service\|language=en}}</ref> But when the matter came into the media, the police started operating and investigating the case and a complaint was registered against the four on the account of [[Indian Penal Code\|IPC]] - 302 ([[Murder]]) and [[Indian Penal Code\|IPC]] - 353 ([[SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act\|SC/ST Act]]).<ref>{{Cite web\|~~last=Nov 25\|first~~=Manish Sirhindi ~~/ TNN /~~\|~~last2~~=2019~~\|last3=Ist\|first3=22:32\|date=~~\|title=Dalit tortured to death in Punjab: Cops file chargesheet against four, submit report to DGP {{!}} Ludhiana News - Times of India\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/dalit-tortured-to-death-in-punjab-cops-file-chargesheet-against-four-submit-report-to-dgp/articleshow/72229693.cms~~\|url-status=live~~\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2021-01-30\|website=[[The Times of India]]\|language=en}}</ref> The government gave the family a compensation amount of {{INRConvert\|5000000\|\|lk=\|year=2019}} and a government job to one family member.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=Protest in Punjab over death of Dalit labourer\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/protest-in-punjab-over-death-of-dalit-labourer/1664601~~\|url-status=live~~\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2021-01-30\|website=[[Outlook India]]}}</ref> The family members also demanded the [[Capital punishment]] for the accused.{{Efn\|The family of Jaegmal Singh demanded a [[Capital punishment]] for the murder accused.\|name=\|group=nor}}		The family of Jagmael demanded a strong enquiry to investigate the case and also stated that the all four accused moved freely and instead they were investigated by the police officials.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Service\|first=Tribune News\|title=Week after Dalit's killing, cops file chargesheet against four\|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/punjab/week-after-dalits-killing-cops-file-chargesheet-against-four-866081\|access-date=2021-01-30\|website=Tribuneindia News Service\|language=en}}</ref> But when the matter came into the media, the police started operating and investigating the case and a complaint was registered against the four on the account of [[Indian Penal Code\|IPC]] - 302 ([[Murder]]) and [[Indian Penal Code\|IPC]] - 353 ([[SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act\|SC/ST Act]]).<ref>{{Cite web\|author=Manish Sirhindi\|date=Nov 25, 2019\|title=Dalit tortured to death in Punjab: Cops file chargesheet against four, submit report to DGP {{!}} Ludhiana News - Times of India\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/dalit-tortured-to-death-in-punjab-cops-file-chargesheet-against-four-submit-report-to-dgp/articleshow/72229693.cms\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2021-01-30\|website=[[The Times of India]]\|language=en}}</ref> The government gave the family a compensation amount of {{INRConvert\|5000000\|\|lk=\|year=2019}} and a government job to one family member.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=Protest in Punjab over death of Dalit labourer\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/protest-in-punjab-over-death-of-dalit-labourer/1664601\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2021-01-30\|website=[[Outlook India]]}}</ref> The family members also demanded the [[Capital punishment]] for the accused.{{Efn\|The family of Jaegmal Singh demanded a [[Capital punishment]] for the murder accused.\|name=\|group=nor}}

	There were also a series of protests by the family members of the victim and many Dalit organizations regarding the matter and the [[Director general of police\|DGP]] of [[Punjab Police (India)\|Punjab Police]] also assured the family members to investigate the case as their priority.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Rebuilding lives; Sangrur dalit family comes to terms with death\|url=https://sarifm.org/rebuilding-lives-sangrur-dalit-family-comes-to-terms-with-death/\|access-date=2021-01-30\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|last=\|first=~~\|others=Special Correspondent~~\|date=2019-11-18\|title=Protests erupt against killing of Dalit man in Punjab\|language=en-IN\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/protests-against-killing-of-dalit-man/article30000492.ece~~\|url-status=live~~\|access-date=2021-01-30\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>		There were also a series of protests by the family members of the victim and many Dalit organizations regarding the matter and the [[Director general of police\|DGP]] of [[Punjab Police (India)\|Punjab Police]] also assured the family members to investigate the case as their priority.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Rebuilding lives; Sangrur dalit family comes to terms with death\|url=https://sarifm.org/rebuilding-lives-sangrur-dalit-family-comes-to-terms-with-death/\|access-date=2021-01-30\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|last=\|first=\|date=2019-11-18\|title=Protests erupt against killing of Dalit man in Punjab\|language=en-IN\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/protests-against-killing-of-dalit-man/article30000492.ece\|access-date=2021-01-30\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

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{{Infobox civilian attack
| title = Lynching of Jagmael Singh
| location = [[Sangrur]], [[Punjab, India]]
| date = 7 November 2019
| image = Jagmael Singh lynching.jpg
| caption = An image of Jagmael Singh, given by his family.
| map = {{location map| India Punjab#India
|width = 250
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|marksize = 8
| lat_deg = 30.2458
| lon_deg = 75.8421
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| target = Jagmael Singh
| type = Mob lynching
| fatalities = 1 (Jagmael Singh)
| perpetrators = Rinku, Goli, Bitu, Lucky Singh
| accused = 4
}}

On 7 November 2019, 37-year old '''Jagmael Singh'''{{Efn|'''Jagmail Singh''' is also written as '''Jagmael Singh'''.|name=o9|group=nor}} was [[Lynching|mob lynched]] in [[Sangrur]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=ANI|first=|date=2019-11-17|title=Punjab: Locals protest against killing of Dalit man who was forced to drink urine|work=[[Business Standard India]]|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/punjab-locals-protest-against-killing-of-dalit-man-who-was-forced-to-drink-urine-119111700832_1.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-01-30}}</ref> He was brutally beaten by four men and was forced to drink [[Urine|human urine]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|others=Special Correspondent|date=2019-11-16|title=Punjab Dalit man who was beaten up and forced to drink urine succumbs to injuries|language=en-IN|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/punjab-dalit-man-who-was-beaten-up-and-forced-to-drink-urine-succumbs-to-injuries/article29993928.ece|url-status=live|access-date=2021-01-30|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He died after 9 days of treatment in [[Chandigarh]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-16|title=9 days after torture, Dalit labourer from Punjab’s Sangrur dies in Chandigarh hospital|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/9-days-after-torture-dalit-labourer-from-punjab-s-sangrur-dies-in-chandigarh-hospital/story-oO1xfTck8hO4PotMvJ6sJI.html|access-date=2021-01-30|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> He was a construction worker and was accused of a fight with one of the accused of the case, Rinku over the matter of sitting with them in a [[Panchayati raj|Panchayati]] of upper caste.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Asia’s Premier News Agency - India News, Business & Political, National & International, Bollywood, Sports {{!}} ANI News|url=https://www.aninews.in/|access-date=2021-01-30|website=www.aninews.in|language=en}}</ref>

It was said that he was taken to the Rinku's house, where he was tied and brutally lynched and tortured by the four men. His death was a major issue and many [[Dalit]] groups protested on the matter of his killing and demanded severe most punishment for the accused.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Protest in Punjab over death of Dalit labourer|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/protest-in-punjab-over-death-of-dalit-labourer/1664601|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-30|website=[[Outlook India]]}}</ref>

== Events ==
Jagmael Singh{{Efn||name=o9|group=nor}} was a lower caste [[Dalit]] construction worker from [[Sangrur district]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Punjab: Dalit Labourer From Sangrur Dies After Being Brutally Beaten|url=https://thewire.in/rights/punjab-dalit-labourer-from-sangrur-dies-after-being-brutally-beaten|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-30|website=[[The Wire (India)|The Wire]]}}</ref> He was a poor man and lived in a family of 6 people in the village of Changiwala with his old mother, wife Manjit Kaur, two daughters and a son.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-11-17|title=Rebuilding lives; Sangrur dalit family comes to terms with death|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/rebuilding-lives-sangrur-dalit-family-comes-to-terms-with-death/story-Lnm8SjXiwKANxG9r1i42VO.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-30|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|language=en}}</ref>

On 6 November 2019, he went to a village panchayat of upper-caste Sikhs in [[Sangrur Assembly Constituency|Sangrur chotal]] were he had a fight with Rinku and after that Rinku, along with his 3 other friends arrived there and kidnapped him. They took him to the Rinku's house on 7 November and tied him after which they beat him brutally and was also tortured severely by the four.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nov 25|first=Manish Sirhindi / TNN /|last2=2019|last3=Ist|first3=22:32|date=|title=Dalit tortured to death in Punjab: Cops file chargesheet against four, submit report to DGP {{!}} Ludhiana News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/dalit-tortured-to-death-in-punjab-cops-file-chargesheet-against-four-submit-report-to-dgp/articleshow/72229693.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-30|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref> He was also forced to drink their [[urine]], after that they pulled his thigh skin with pliers causing infection.<ref>[http://www.uniindia.com/news/north/administration-punjab-dalit/1794835.html 1]</ref> Later the four went from there and left him to die.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=The untold brutality on Jagmail Singh|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/the-untold-brutality-on-jagmail-singh-4294|access-date=2021-01-30|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref> On the same date his friends and relatives searched and found him in very bad state and immediately took him to [[PGI Chandigarh]] where he was treated for 9 days, but to the infection in his thighs (due to pulling of his skin by pliers) he didn't survive.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Scroll Staff|title=Punjab: Dalit man who was beaten and forced to drink urine in Sangrur district dies|url=https://scroll.in/latest/943920/punjab-dalit-man-who-was-beaten-and-forced-to-drink-urine-in-sangrur-district-dies|access-date=2021-01-30|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Response ==
The family of Jagmael demanded a strong enquiry to investigate the case and also stated that the all four accused moved freely and instead they were investigated by the police officials.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Week after Dalit’s killing, cops file chargesheet against four|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/punjab/week-after-dalits-killing-cops-file-chargesheet-against-four-866081|access-date=2021-01-30|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref> But when the matter came into the media, the police started operating and investigating the case and a complaint was registered against the four on the account of [[Indian Penal Code|IPC]] - 302 ([[Murder]]) and [[Indian Penal Code|IPC]] - 353 ([[SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act|SC/ST Act]]).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nov 25|first=Manish Sirhindi / TNN /|last2=2019|last3=Ist|first3=22:32|date=|title=Dalit tortured to death in Punjab: Cops file chargesheet against four, submit report to DGP {{!}} Ludhiana News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/dalit-tortured-to-death-in-punjab-cops-file-chargesheet-against-four-submit-report-to-dgp/articleshow/72229693.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-30|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref> The government gave the family a compensation amount of {{INRConvert|5000000||lk=|year=2019}} and a government job to one family member.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Protest in Punjab over death of Dalit labourer|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/protest-in-punjab-over-death-of-dalit-labourer/1664601|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-30|website=[[Outlook India]]}}</ref> The family members also demanded the [[Capital punishment]] for the accused.{{Efn|The family of Jaegmal Singh demanded a [[Capital punishment]] for the murder accused.|name=|group=nor}}

There were also a series of protests by the family members of the victim and many Dalit organizations regarding the matter and the [[Director general of police|DGP]] of [[Punjab Police (India)|Punjab Police]] also assured the family members to investigate the case as their priority.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rebuilding lives; Sangrur dalit family comes to terms with death|url=https://sarifm.org/rebuilding-lives-sangrur-dalit-family-comes-to-terms-with-death/|access-date=2021-01-30|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|others=Special Correspondent|date=2019-11-18|title=Protests erupt against killing of Dalit man in Punjab|language=en-IN|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/protests-against-killing-of-dalit-man/article30000492.ece|url-status=live|access-date=2021-01-30|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Lynching of Jagmael Singh}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_MSe6RZLtM Talk of Punjab's Dalit man torture] by [[The Lallantop]].
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