Metla

2 documented cases implicating security forces based in Metla:


Gurdaspur District

Batala Subdistrict
Shamsher Singh Male, age 24 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bahadurpur Rajoa

Kapurthala District

Bhulath Subdistrict
Amarjit Singh Male, age 20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Begowal

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Metla:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 2
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

100.0% Not married 2
 
 
0.0% Married 0

If married, did the victim have children?


Total children surviving victims: 0


Religion

100.0% Sikh 2
 

Caste

50.0% Jat 1
 
 
50.0% Non-Jat 1

Age

100.0% 18-33 2
 

Education

100.0% High school 2
 

Employment

50.0% Student 1
 
50.0% Other 1
 

Urban / Rural

50.0% Rural 1
 
 
50.0% Urban 1

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

50.0% Yes 1
 
 
50.0% No 1

Prior torture

50.0% Yes 1
 
 
0.0% No 0

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
100.0% No 2

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

0% Yes 0
 
 
0% No 0

Witnesses to abduction


Victim abduction location


Detention facility type

Data forthcoming


Preceding detention location known

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming


Security official response to victim status


Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

100.0% Extrajudicial executions 2
 
 
0.0% Enforced disappearances 0

Number of victims per family

100.0% 1 victim 2
 

Related incidents

0.0% Genuine encounters in family 0
 
 
100.0% No genuine encounters in family 2

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

100.0% Cremated the body 2
 

Security forces returned body

0.0% Yes 0
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
100.0% No 2
 

Condition of corpse, if known

50.0% Bullet wounds 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

100.0% Yes 2
 
 
0.0% No 0


Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction


Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

100.0% Punjab police 2
 
100.0% Black cat 2
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

100.0% Militant 2
 
 
0.0% Non-militant 0

Non-militant, provided support to militants

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

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 2

Approached security officials

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
100.0% No 2

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

50.0% Afraid of retaliation 1
 
50.0% Believed it would have been ineffective 1
 
50.0% Didn’t know what to do 1
 

Remedies desired from government

100.0% Memorial for victims 2
 
50.0% Truth commission 1
 

Year & District 

District

50.0% Gurdaspur 1
 
50.0% Kapurthala 1
 

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
 
0.0% 1992 0
 
100.0% 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.