Enforced Disappearances & Extrajudicial Executions in Sangrur District

239 documented cases in Sangrur District

Barnala Subdistrict, 68 cases

Dhuri Subdistrict, 35

Dhuri Subdistrict, 47

Malerkotla Subdistrict, 35

Moonak Subdistrict, 18

Sangrur Subdistrict, 36

Sunam Subdistrict, 35

Key statistics for documented cases in Sangrur District

Victim Demographics

Gender

98.3% Male 235

1.7% Female 4

Marital status

51.0% Not married 122

49.0% Married 117

If married, did the victim have children?

42.7% Yes 102

4.6% No 11

Total children surviving victims: 285

Religion

95.8% Sikh 229

4.2% Non-Sikh 10

Caste

65.3% Jat 156

34.7% Non-Jat 83

Age

6.3% 0-17 15

70.3% 18-33 168

18.8% 34-49 45

2.5% 50-64 6

2.1% 65+ 5

Education

27.6% No education 66

16.3% Primary school 39

16.3% Middle school 39

27.2% High school 65

4.2% Some college 10

2.5% College degree 6

1.3% Graduate degree 3

3.3% Vocational degree 8

Employment

45.2% Farmer/agriculture 108

13.0% Day labourer 31

10.0% Student 24

5.9% Driver (bus/truck/car) 14

3.3% Shopkeeper 8

1.7% Housewife 4

1.3% Mechanic 3

1.3% Unemployed 3

25.5% Other 61

Urban / Rural

91.6% Rural 219

8.4% Urban 20

Abduction, Detention, & Torture

Prior detentions

47.7% Yes 114

51.9% No 124

Prior torture

33.5% Yes 80

14.2% No 34

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

81.2% Yes 194

17.6% No 42

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

17.6% Yes 26

81.8% No 121

Witnesses to abduction

61.9% Yes 148

8.4% No 20

Victim abduction location

26.8% Victim’s residence 64

13.4% Roadside 32

7.5% Village fields 18

6.7% Police station 16

4.6% Friend/relative's residence 11

2.9% Bus station/stand 7

1.7% Shop/market 4

0.8% Checkpoint (naka) 2

0.8% Village drain 2

11.3% Other 27

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

44.8% Yes 107

36.0% No 86

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

23.8% Gave no response 57

13.8% Denied involvement 33

7.9% Other 19

7.5% Told family to go to another police station 18

2.5% Admitted extrajudicial execution with no explanation 6

2.1% Killed victim in an “encounter” 5

2.1% Admitted custody only 5

2.1% Victim had escaped 5

0.4% Victim killed while trying to escape 1

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

3.3% Yes 8

69.9% No 167

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions

Classification

61.1% Extrajudicial executions 146

38.9% Enforced disappearances 93

Number of victims per family

84.9% 1 victim 203

10.0% 2 victim 24

3.3% 3 victim 8

1.7% 6 victim 4

Related incidents

2.1% Genuine encounters in family 5

97.9% No genuine encounters in family 234

Body Disposal

Security forces returned body

14.6% Yes 35

1.7% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 4

44.8% No 107

Body disposal by security forces

14.2% Cremated the body 34

1.3% Dumped body in canal or river 3

0.8% Other 2

0.4% Dumped body in well or drain 1

0.4% Buried the body 1

Condition of corpse, if known

11.7% Bullet wounds 28

2.5% Other 6

2.1% Bruises 5

2.1% Cuts/wounds 5

1.7% Broken bones 4

1.7% Missing hair from head or face 4

0.8% Missing fingernails 2

0.4% Burn marks 1

Security Forces Implicated

Names of involved security officials known

54.0% Yes 129

12.6% No 30

Security forces uniformed

81.1% Yes 120

20.9% No 31

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

72.0% Punjab Police 172

7.9% Criminal Investigation Agency 19

2.5% Other 6

2.1% CRPF 5

2.1% Cat 5

0.4% Army 1

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

49.8% Punjab police 119

5.4% Criminal Investigation Agency 13

2.9% CRPF 7

2.1% Other 5

0.8% Cat 2

Militancy Involvement

Militant status

28.9% Militant 69

66.5% Non-militant 159

Non-militant, provided support to militants

20.5% Yes 49

42.7% No 102

If provided support, support was voluntary

17.6% Yes 42

2.9% No 7

Remedies & Impact

Approached court or commission

24.3% Yes 58

75.3% No 180

Approached security officials

53.6% Yes 128

46.4% No 111

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

55.6% Afraid of retaliation 133

25.5% Didn’t know what to do 61

18.0% Couldn’t afford 43

8.4% Not applicable 20

5.0% Believed it would have been ineffective 12

2.5% Other 6

Remedies desired from government

74.5% Monetary compensation to family 178

73.2% Truth commission 175

61.5% Investigations into abuses 147

56.1% Employment 134

42.3% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 101

12.1% Rehabilitation services to family members 29

10.5% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 25

6.7% Memorial for victims 16

1.7% Other 4

0.8% Desire nothing from government 2

Year & District

District

100.0% Sangrur 239

Year

0.0% 1981 0

0.0% 1982 0

3.3% 1983 8

0.8% 1984 2

0.0% 1985 0

0.4% 1986 1

2.9% 1987 7

0.8% 1988 2

1.3% 1989 3

4.6% 1990 11

14.2% 1991 34

33.9% 1992 81

19.2% 1993 46

5.4% 1994 13

3.3% 1995 8

0.8% 1996 2

0.0% 1997 0

0.0% 1998 0

0.8% 1999 2

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

7.9% Year Unknown 19