Dorangla

3 documented cases implicating security forces based in Dorangla:

Gurdaspur District

Gurdaspur Subdistrict
Gurmeet Singh Male, age 20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Ganji
Kashmir Singh Male, age 37 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kathiali
Sohan Singh Male, age 31 at time of extrajudicial execution, Dugri

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Dorangla:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 3
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

66.7% Not married 2
 
 
33.3% Married 1

If married, did the victim have children?

33.3% Yes 1
 


Total children surviving victims: 4

Religion

100.0% Sikh 3
 

Caste

66.7% Jat 2
 
 
33.3% Non-Jat 1

Age

66.7% 18-33 2
 
33.3% 34-49 1
 

Education

66.7% High school 2
 
33.3% Graduate degree 1
 

Employment

33.3% Student 1
 
66.7% Other 2
 

Urban / Rural

100.0% Rural 3
 
 
0.0% Urban 0

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
66.7% No 2

Prior torture

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
0.0% No 0

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

66.7% Yes 2
 
 
33.3% No 1

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

50.0% Yes 1
 
 
50.0% No 1

Witnesses to abduction

66.7% Yes 2
 

Victim abduction location

33.3% Friend/relative's residence 1
 
33.3% Police station 1
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

66.7% Yes 2
 
 
0.0% No 0

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

33.3% Gave no response 1
 
33.3% Killed victim in an “encounter” 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

100.0% Extrajudicial executions 3
 
 
0.0% Enforced disappearances 0

Number of victims per family

100.0% 1 victim 3
 

Related incidents

66.7% Genuine encounters in family 2
 
 
33.3% No genuine encounters in family 1

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

100.0% Cremated the body 3
 

Security forces returned body

0.0% Yes 0
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
100.0% No 3
 

Condition of corpse, if known

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

100.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security forces uniformed

50.0% Yes 1
 
 
50.0% No 1

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

66.7% Punjab Police 2
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

100.0% Punjab police 3
 

Militancy Involvement 

Combatant status

66.7% Combatant 2
 
 
33.3% Non-combatant 1

Non-combatant, provided support to militants

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
33.3% No 1

If provided support, support was voluntary

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
100.0% No 3

Approached security officials

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
66.7% No 2

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

100.0% Afraid of retaliation 3
 
33.3% Couldn’t afford 1
 

Remedies desired from government

100.0% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 3
 
66.7% Monetary compensation to family 2
 
66.7% Rehabilitation services to family members 2
 
66.7% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 2
 
66.7% Employment 2
 
33.3% Truth commission 1
 
33.3% Investigations into abuses 1
 
33.3% Memorial for victims 1
 

Year & District 

District

100.0% Gurdaspur 3
 

Year

0.0% 1981 0
 
0.0% 1982 0
 
0.0% 1983 0
 
0.0% 1984 0
 
0.0% 1985 0
 
0.0% 1986 0
 
0.0% 1987 0
 
0.0% 1988 0
 
0.0% 1989 0
 
0.0% 1990 0
 
0.0% 1991 0
 
33.3% 1992 1
 
66.7% 1993 2
 
0.0% 1994 0
 
0.0% 1995 0
 
0.0% 1996 0
 
0.0% 1997 0
 
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
 
0.0% Date Unknown 0
 

Boundaries based on the 2001 census. Read about our methodology.