Tapiala

3 documented cases implicating security forces based in Tapiala:

Amritsar District

Amritsar II Subdistrict
Jeet Kaur Female, age 40-42 at time of extrajudicial execution, Thanda
Kashmir Kaur Female, age 35-40 at time of extrajudicial execution, Thanda
Nishan Singh Male, age 20-21 at time of extrajudicial execution, Thanda

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Tapiala:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

33.3% Male 1
 
 
66.7% Female 2

Marital status

0.0% Not married 0
 
 
100.0% Married 3

If married, did the victim have children?

100.0% Yes 3
 


Total children surviving victims: 6

Religion

100.0% Sikh 3
 

Caste

100.0% Jat 3
 

Age

33.3% 18-33 1
 
66.7% 34-49 2
 

Education

33.3% Primary school 1
 
66.7% High school 2
 

Employment

66.7% Housewife 2
 
33.3% Farmer/agriculture 1
 

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

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
33.3% No 1

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

100.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

66.7% Yes 2
 
 
0.0% No 0

Witnesses to abduction

100.0% Yes 3
 

Victim abduction location

66.7% Friend/relative's residence 2
 
33.3% Roadside 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

66.7% Denied involvement 2
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
66.7% No 2

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

100.0% Extrajudicial executions 3
 
 
0.0% Enforced disappearances 0

Number of victims per family

100.0% 5 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

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

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
100.0% No 3

Security forces uniformed

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
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 

Combatant status

0.0% Combatant 0
 
 
100.0% Non-combatant 3

Non-combatant, provided support to militants

100.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

If provided support, support was voluntary

100.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

100.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Approached security officials

66.7% Yes 2
 
 
33.3% No 1

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

Remedies desired from government

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

Year & District 

District

100.0% Amritsar 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
 
100.0% 1992 3
 
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.