Ranipur Rajputan

2 documented cases implicating security forces based in Ranipur Rajputan:


Kapurthala District

Phagwara Subdistrict
Bagicha Singh Male, age 22-23 at time of disappearance, Bhakhriana
Sant Ram Male, age 50 at time of extrajudicial execution, Jagpalpur

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Ranipur Rajputan:

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: 2


Religion

50.0% Sikh 1
 
 
50.0% Non-Sikh 1

Caste

50.0% Jat 1
 
 
50.0% Non-Jat 1

Age

50.0% 18-33 1
 
50.0% 50-64 1
 

Education

50.0% No education 1
 
50.0% College degree 1
 

Employment

50.0% Day labourer 1
 
50.0% Other 1
 

Urban / Rural

100.0% Rural 2
 
 
0.0% Urban 0

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
100.0% No 2

Prior torture

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

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

50.0% Victim’s residence 1
 
50.0% Roadside 1
 

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

100.0% Gave no response 2
 
100.0% Denied involvement 2
 
50.0% Victim had escaped 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

100.0% 1 victim 2
 

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

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

Condition of corpse, if known

50.0% Broken bones 1
 
50.0% Other 1
 

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 

Militant status

0.0% Militant 0
 
 
100.0% Non-militant 2

Non-militant, 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

50.0% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 1
 
50.0% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 1
 
50.0% Employment 1
 
50.0% Truth commission 1
 
50.0% Investigations into abuses 1
 

Year & District 

District

100.0% Kapurthala 2
 

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
 
50.0% 1992 1
 
0.0% 1993 0
 
50.0% 1994 1
 
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.