Udhanwal

20 documented cases implicating security forces based in Udhanwal:

Gurdaspur District

Batala Subdistrict
Avtar Singh Male, age 30 at time of extrajudicial execution, Mokal
Balwinder Singh Male, age 17-18 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bhagtupur
Daljit Singh Male, age 26 at time of extrajudicial execution, Qadian
Darshan Singh Male, age 20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bhagtupur
Dilbag Singh Male, age 20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Manesh
Gurdeep Singh Male, age 30-34 at time of extrajudicial execution, Khojala
Gurpal Singh Male, age 30-32 at time of extrajudicial execution, Nangal Jhawar
Hardyal Singh Male, age 18 at time of extrajudicial execution, Khojala
Heera Singh Male, age 18 at time of extrajudicial execution, Nangal Jhawar
Jagdish Singh Male, age 19-20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Diya
Jaswant Singh Male, age 25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Madra
Kulwant Singh Male, age 22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Madra
Major Singh Male, age 18 at time of extrajudicial execution, Manesh
Paramjit Singh Male, age 16-17 at time of extrajudicial execution, Cheema
Punjab Singh Male, age 16 at time of extrajudicial execution, Khojala
Shindpal Singh Male, age 30-31 at time of extrajudicial execution, Dharamkot
Sikandar Singh Male, age 20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Madra
Sucha Singh Male, age 52 at time of extrajudicial execution, Dhanda
Sukhdev Singh Male, age 25-26 at time of extrajudicial execution, Dharamkot
Gurdaspur Subdistrict
Kundan Singh Male, age 40-45 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kot Todar Mal

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Udhanwal:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 20
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

70.0% Not married 14
 
 
30.0% Married 6

If married, did the victim have children?

30.0% Yes 6
 


Total children surviving victims: 16

Religion

100.0% Sikh 20
 

Caste

95.0% Jat 19
 
 
5.0% Non-Jat 1

Age

15.0% 0-17 3
 
75.0% 18-33 15
 
5.0% 34-49 1
 
5.0% 50-64 1
 

Education

25.0% No education 5
 
25.0% Middle school 5
 
45.0% High school 9
 
5.0% Graduate degree 1
 

Employment

75.0% Farmer/agriculture 15
 
15.0% Student 3
 
5.0% Shopkeeper 1
 
5.0% Day labourer 1
 
5.0% Mechanic 1
 
5.0% Unemployed 1
 
5.0% Other 1
 

Urban / Rural

95.0% Rural 19
 
 
5.0% Urban 1

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

35.0% Yes 7
 
 
65.0% No 13

Prior torture

30.0% Yes 6
 
 
5.0% No 1

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

75.0% Yes 15
 
 
25.0% No 5

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

40.0% Yes 6
 
 
60.0% No 9

Witnesses to abduction

75.0% Yes 15
 

Victim abduction location

45.0% Victim’s residence 9
 
5.0% Friend/relative's residence 1
 
5.0% Checkpoint (naka) 1
 
5.0% Roadside 1
 
5.0% Village fields 1
 
5.0% Village drain 1
 
5.0% Other 1
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

55.0% Yes 11
 
 
20.0% No 4

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

10.0% Told family to go to another police station 2
 
5.0% Gave no response 1
 
5.0% Denied involvement 1
 
5.0% Other 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
50.0% No 10

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

100.0% Extrajudicial executions 20
 
 
0.0% Enforced disappearances 0

Number of victims per family

70.0% 1 victim 14
 
30.0% 2 victim 6
 

Related incidents

5.0% Genuine encounters in family 1
 
 
95.0% No genuine encounters in family 19

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

40.0% Cremated the body 8
 
5.0% Dumped body in canal or river 1
 

Security forces returned body

5.0% Yes 1
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
95.0% No 19
 

Condition of corpse, if known

5.0% Bullet wounds 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

75.0% Yes 15
 
 
15.0% No 3

Security forces uniformed

60.0% Yes 9
 
 
13.3% No 2

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

75.0% Punjab Police 15
 
10.0% BSF 2
 
10.0% Black cat 2
 
5.0% CRPF 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

100.0% Punjab police 20
 
10.0% BSF 2
 
10.0% CRPF 2
 
5.0% Black cat 1
 

Militancy Involvement 

Combatant status

25.0% Combatant 5
 
 
75.0% Non-combatant 15

Non-combatant, provided support to militants

20.0% Yes 4
 
 
55.0% No 11

If provided support, support was voluntary

15.0% Yes 3
 
 
5.0% No 1

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

15.0% Yes 3
 
 
85.0% No 17

Approached security officials

15.0% Yes 3
 
 
85.0% No 17

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

80.0% Afraid of retaliation 16
 
20.0% Couldn’t afford 4
 
15.0% Believed it would have been ineffective 3
 
10.0% Didn’t know what to do 2
 

Remedies desired from government

80.0% Monetary compensation to family 16
 
70.0% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 14
 
70.0% Employment 14
 
65.0% Truth commission 13
 
60.0% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 12
 
60.0% Memorial for victims 12
 
55.0% Rehabilitation services to family members 11
 
55.0% Investigations into abuses 11
 
5.0% Other 1
 

Year & District 

District

100.0% Gurdaspur 20
 

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
 
15.0% 1988 3
 
0.0% 1989 0
 
5.0% 1990 1
 
50.0% 1991 10
 
30.0% 1992 6
 
0.0% 1993 0
 
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.