Cheema (Cheema Khudi)

3 documented cases implicating security forces based in Cheema (Cheema Khudi):

Amritsar District

Tarn Taran Subdistrict
Dat Kaur Female, age 72-73 at time of extrajudicial execution, Dhotian

Gurdaspur District

Batala Subdistrict
Lakhwinder Singh Male, age 26-27 at time of extrajudicial execution, Nangal Jhawar
Nirmal Singh Male, age 22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Chhit

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Cheema (Cheema Khudi):

Victim Demographics 

Gender

66.7% Male 2
 
 
33.3% Female 1

Marital status

66.7% Not married 2
 
 
33.3% Married 1

If married, did the victim have children?


Total children surviving victims: 0

Religion

100.0% Sikh 3
 

Caste

100.0% Jat 3
 

Age

66.7% 18-33 2
 
33.3% 65+ 1
 

Education

100.0% No education 3
 

Employment

66.7% Farmer/agriculture 2
 
33.3% Unemployed 1
 

Urban / Rural

100.0% Rural 3
 
 
0.0% Urban 0

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
100.0% No 3

Prior torture

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
66.7% No 2

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Witnesses to abduction

33.3% Yes 1
 

Victim abduction location

33.3% Roadside 1
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
0.0% No 0

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

33.3% Denied involvement 1
 
33.3% Admitted extrajudicial execution with no explanation 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

66.7% 1 victim 2
 
33.3% 2 victim 1
 

Related incidents

0.0% Genuine encounters in family 0
 
 
100.0% No genuine encounters in family 3

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

66.7% Cremated the body 2
 
33.3% Dumped body in canal or river 1
 

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

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

33.3% Punjab Police 1
 
33.3% Black cat 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

100.0% Punjab police 3
 
66.7% Black cat 2
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

66.7% Militant 2
 
 
33.3% Non-militant 1

Non-militant, provided support to militants

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
0.0% No 0

If provided support, support was voluntary

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
66.7% No 2

Approached security officials

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
66.7% No 2

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

33.3% Not applicable 1
 
33.3% Afraid of retaliation 1
 

Remedies desired from government

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

Year & District 

District

33.3% Amritsar 1
 
66.7% Gurdaspur 2
 

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
 
66.7% 1992 2
 
0.0% 1993 0
 
33.3% 1994 1
 
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.