Qila Lal Singh

3 documented cases implicating security forces based in Qila Lal Singh:

Gurdaspur District

Batala Subdistrict
Bhupinder Singh Male, age 23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Nawan Pind Barqiwala
Joginder Singh Male, age 21 at time of extrajudicial execution, Nawan Pind Barqiwala
Makhan Singh Male, age 70 at time of extrajudicial execution, Chak Khasa

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Qila Lal Singh:

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: 3

Religion

100.0% Sikh 3
 

Caste

66.7% Jat 2
 
 
33.3% Non-Jat 1

Age

66.7% 18-33 2
 
33.3% 65+ 1
 

Education

33.3% No education 1
 
33.3% High school 1
 
33.3% Some college 1
 

Employment

66.7% Farmer/agriculture 2
 
33.3% Day labourer 1
 
33.3% Student 1
 

Urban / Rural

100.0% Rural 3
 
 
0.0% Urban 0

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

66.7% Yes 2
 
 
33.3% No 1

Prior torture

66.7% Yes 2
 
 
0.0% No 0

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

100.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

100.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Witnesses to abduction

100.0% Yes 3
 

Victim abduction location

66.7% Friend/relative's residence 2
 
33.3% Victim’s residence 1
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

100.0% Yes 3
 
 
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
 
 
100.0% No 3

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

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
 

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

100.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

100.0% Punjab Police 3
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

100.0% Punjab police 3
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

66.7% Militant 2
 
 
33.3% Non-militant 1

Non-militant, 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

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
100.0% No 3

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

100.0% Afraid of retaliation 3
 
66.7% Believed it would have been ineffective 2
 
33.3% Couldn’t afford 1
 

Remedies desired from government

66.7% Monetary compensation to family 2
 
66.7% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 2
 
66.7% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 2
 
66.7% Employment 2
 
66.7% Truth commission 2
 
66.7% Memorial for victims 2
 

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
 
66.7% 1992 2
 
33.3% 1993 1
 
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.