Enforced Disappearances & Extrajudicial Executions in Hoshiarpur District

Victim Demographics

Gender

100.0% Male 95

0.0% Female 0

Marital status

74.7% Not married 71

25.3% Married 24

If married, did the victim have children?

21.1% Yes 20

3.2% No 3

Total children surviving victims: 44

Religion

94.7% Sikh 90

5.3% Non-Sikh 5

Caste

66.3% Jat 63

32.6% Non-Jat 31

Age

3.2% 0-17 3

85.3% 18-33 81

10.5% 34-49 10

1.1% 50-64 1

Education

6.3% No education 6

13.7% Primary school 13

17.9% Middle school 17

36.8% High school 35

9.5% Some college 9

5.3% College degree 5

6.3% Graduate degree 6

3.2% Vocational degree 3

Employment

34.7% Farmer/agriculture 33

24.2% Student 23

6.3% Shopkeeper 6

6.3% Day labourer 6

6.3% Driver (bus/truck/car) 6

4.2% Unemployed 4

3.2% Mechanic 3

2.1% Carpenter 2

23.2% Other 22

Urban / Rural

92.6% Rural 88

7.4% Urban 7

Abduction, Detention, & Torture

Prior detentions

57.9% Yes 55

40.0% No 38

Prior torture

54.7% Yes 52

3.2% No 3

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

82.1% Yes 78

17.9% No 17

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

18.8% Yes 12

57.8% No 37

Witnesses to abduction

67.4% Yes 64

3.2% No 3

Victim abduction location

23.2% Victim’s residence 22

12.6% Roadside 12

9.5% Friend/relative's residence 9

7.4% Village fields 7

5.3% Bus station/stand 5

2.1% Shop/market 2

2.1% Police station 2

1.1% Checkpoint (naka) 1

1.1% Village drain 1

9.5% Other 9

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

55.8% Yes 53

25.3% No 24

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

14.7% Other 14

12.6% Gave no response 12

11.6% Denied involvement 11

5.3% Killed victim in an “encounter” 5

4.2% Told family to go to another police station 4

3.2% Victim had escaped 3

1.1% Admitted custody only 1

1.1% Victim killed by militants 1

1.1% Victim killed in crossfire with militants 1

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

6.3% Yes 6

67.4% No 64

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions

Classification

84.2% Extrajudicial executions 80

15.8% Enforced disappearances 15

Number of victims per family

89.5% 1 victim 85

7.4% 2 victim 7

3.2% 3 victim 3

Related incidents

1.1% Genuine encounters in family 1

98.9% No genuine encounters in family 94

Body Disposal

Security forces returned body

17.9% Yes 17

6.3% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 6

60.0% No 57

Body disposal by security forces

26.3% Cremated the body 25

1.1% Buried the body 1

Condition of corpse, if known

16.8% Bullet wounds 16

7.4% Other 7

5.3% Cuts/wounds 5

3.2% Bruises 3

3.2% Burn marks 3

2.1% Broken bones 2

1.1% Missing hair from head or face 1

1.1% Missing fingernails 1

Security Forces Implicated

Names of involved security officials known

57.9% Yes 55

21.1% No 20

Security forces uniformed

84.4% Yes 54

9.4% No 6

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

69.5% Punjab Police 66

13.7% Criminal Investigation Agency 13

11.6% CRPF 11

2.1% Cat 2

1.1% Other 1

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

68.4% Punjab police 65

13.7% Criminal Investigation Agency 13

5.3% CRPF 5

2.1% BSF 2

2.1% Other 2

1.1% Cat 1

Militancy Involvement

Militant status

48.4% Militant 46

44.2% Non-militant 42

Non-militant, provided support to militants

10.5% Yes 10

31.6% No 30

If provided support, support was voluntary

6.3% Yes 6

4.2% No 4

Remedies & Impact

Approached court or commission

20.0% Yes 19

80.0% No 76

Approached security officials

45.3% Yes 43

52.6% No 50

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

61.1% Afraid of retaliation 58

21.1% Couldn’t afford 20

18.9% Didn’t know what to do 18

14.7% Believed it would have been ineffective 14

12.6% Not applicable 12

2.1% Other 2

Remedies desired from government

70.5% Truth commission 67

61.1% Monetary compensation to family 58

44.2% Employment 42

36.8% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 35

35.8% Investigations into abuses 34

26.3% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 25

22.1% Rehabilitation services to family members 21

21.1% Memorial for victims 20

7.4% Desire nothing from government 7

5.3% Other 5

Year & District

District

100.0% Hoshiarpur 95

Year

0.0% 1981 0

0.0% 1982 0

0.0% 1983 0

2.1% 1984 2

0.0% 1985 0

2.1% 1986 2

15.8% 1987 15

8.4% 1988 8

12.6% 1989 12

2.1% 1990 2

14.7% 1991 14

22.1% 1992 21

8.4% 1993 8

2.1% 1994 2

2.1% 1995 2

0.0% 1996 0

1.1% 1997 1

0.0% 1998 0

0.0% 1999 0

0.0% 2000 0

0.0% 2001 0

0.0% 2002 0

0.0% 2003 0

0.0% 2004 0

0.0% 2005 0

0.0% 2006 0

0.0% 2007 0

0.0% 2012 0

6.3% Year Unknown 6