Tarsikka

3 documented cases implicating security forces based in Tarsikka:

Amritsar District

Amritsar II Subdistrict
Hardev Singh Male, age 20-22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Warpal
Baba Bakala Subdistrict
Baldev Singh Male, age 16 at time of extrajudicial execution, Dehriwala
Khadoor Sahib Subdistrict
Hardev Singh Male, age 18-19 at time of extrajudicial execution, Ekal Gadda

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Tarsikka:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 3
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

100.0% Not married 3
 
 
0.0% Married 0

If married, did the victim have children?


Total children surviving victims: 0

Religion

100.0% Sikh 3
 

Caste

100.0% Jat 3
 

Age

33.3% 0-17 1
 
66.7% 18-33 2
 

Education

33.3% No education 1
 
66.7% High school 2
 

Employment

66.7% Farmer/agriculture 2
 
33.3% Driver (bus/truck/car) 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

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
0.0% No 0

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

66.7% Yes 2
 
 
33.3% No 1

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

0% Yes 0
 
 
0% No 2

Witnesses to abduction

Victim abduction location

66.7% Village fields 2
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
33.3% No 1

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

33.3% Gave no response 1
 
33.3% Killed victim in an “encounter” 1
 
33.3% Other 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
33.3% No 1

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

33.3% Cremated the body 1
 

Security forces returned body

33.3% Yes 1
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
66.7% No 2
 

Condition of corpse, if known

33.3% Bullet wounds 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
66.7% No 2

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

66.7% Punjab Police 2
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

66.7% Punjab police 2
 
33.3% CRPF 1
 

Militancy Involvement 

Combatant status

0.0% Combatant 0
 
 
100.0% Non-combatant 3

Non-combatant, provided support to militants

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
66.7% No 2

If provided support, support was voluntary

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

66.7% Yes 2
 
 
33.3% No 1

Approached security officials

66.7% Yes 2
 
 
33.3% No 1

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

33.3% Afraid of retaliation 1
 

Remedies desired from government

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

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
 
66.7% 1991 2
 
0.0% 1992 0
 
0.0% 1993 0
 
0.0% 1994 0
 
0.0% 1995 0
 
0.0% 1996 0
 
33.3% 1997 1
 
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.