Jallala Bad (Dera Sohal, Jallala Bad Khurd)

2 documented cases implicating security forces based in Jallala Bad (Dera Sohal, Jallala Bad Khurd):


Amritsar District

Khadoor Sahib Subdistrict
Makhan Singh Male, age 70-75 at time of disappearance, Waring

Firozpur District

Jalalabad Subdistrict
Harwinder Singh Male, age 13-14 at time of extrajudicial execution, Jalalabad

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Jallala Bad (Dera Sohal, Jallala Bad Khurd):

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 2
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

50.0% Not married 1
 
 
50.0% Married 1

If married, did the victim have children?

50.0% Yes 1
 


Total children surviving victims: 4


Religion

100.0% Sikh 2
 

Caste

100.0% Jat 2
 

Age

50.0% 0-17 1
 
50.0% 65+ 1
 

Education

50.0% No education 1
 
50.0% Middle school 1
 

Employment

50.0% Farmer/agriculture 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

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
50.0% No 1

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

100.0% Yes 2
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

50.0% Yes 1
 
 
50.0% No 1

Witnesses to abduction

100.0% Yes 2
 

Victim abduction location

100.0% Friend/relative's residence 2
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming


Preceding detention location known

100.0% Yes 2
 
 
0.0% No 0

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming


Security official response to victim status

50.0% Gave no response 1
 
50.0% Killed victim in an “encounter” 1
 
50.0% Other 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
100.0% No 2

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

50.0% Extrajudicial executions 1
 
 
50.0% Enforced disappearances 1

Number of victims per family

50.0% 1 victim 1
 
50.0% 2 victim 1
 

Related incidents

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

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces


Security forces returned body

0.0% Yes 0
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
50.0% No 1
 

Condition of corpse, if known


Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

100.0% Yes 2
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security forces uniformed

100.0% Yes 2
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

100.0% Punjab Police 2
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

50.0% Punjab police 1
 

Militancy Involvement 

Combatant status

0.0% Combatant 0
 
 
100.0% Non-combatant 2

Non-combatant, provided support to militants

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
100.0% No 2

If provided support, support was voluntary

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

100.0% Yes 2
 
 
0.0% No 0

Approached security officials

100.0% Yes 2
 
 
0.0% No 0

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action


Remedies desired from government

100.0% Monetary compensation to family 2
 
100.0% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 2
 
100.0% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 2
 
100.0% Truth commission 2
 
100.0% Investigations into abuses 2
 
50.0% Employment 1
 

Year & District 

District

50.0% Amritsar 1
 
50.0% Firozpur 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.