Bela

4 documented cases implicating security forces based in Bela:


Rupnagar District

Rupnagar Subdistrict
Dalbir Singh Male, age 27 at time of disappearance, Bhauwal
Gurmeet Singh Male, age 27-28 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kamalpur
Prithi Singh Male, age 26-27 at time of extrajudicial execution, Makowal
Ujjagar Singh Male, age 60-65 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kamalpur

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Bela:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 4
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

50.0% Not married 2
 
 
50.0% Married 2

If married, did the victim have children?

50.0% Yes 2
 


Total children surviving victims: 12


Religion

100.0% Sikh 4
 

Caste

100.0% Non-Jat 4
 

Age

75.0% 18-33 3
 
25.0% 50-64 1
 

Education

50.0% No education 2
 
50.0% High school 2
 

Employment

75.0% Farmer/agriculture 3
 
50.0% Other 2
 

Urban / Rural

100.0% Rural 4
 
 
0.0% Urban 0

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

75.0% Yes 3
 
 
25.0% No 1

Prior torture

75.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

50.0% Yes 2
 
 
50.0% No 2

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
50.0% No 1

Witnesses to abduction

50.0% Yes 2
 

Victim abduction location

50.0% Victim’s residence 2
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming


Preceding detention location known

50.0% Yes 2
 
 
0.0% No 0

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming


Security official response to victim status

25.0% Told family to go to another police station 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
50.0% No 2

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

75.0% Extrajudicial executions 3
 
 
25.0% Enforced disappearances 1

Number of victims per family

25.0% 1 victim 1
 
75.0% 2 victim 3
 

Related incidents

0.0% Genuine encounters in family 0
 
 
100.0% No genuine encounters in family 4

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces


Security forces returned body

75.0% Yes 3
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
0.0% No 0
 

Condition of corpse, if known

50.0% Bullet wounds 2
 
25.0% Bruises 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

100.0% Yes 4
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security forces uniformed

100.0% Yes 2
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

50.0% Punjab Police 2
 
25.0% CRPF 1
 
25.0% Black cat 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

75.0% Punjab police 3
 
75.0% CRPF 3
 
50.0% Black cat 2
 
25.0% BSF 1
 

Militancy Involvement 

Combatant status

25.0% Combatant 1
 
 
75.0% Non-combatant 3

Non-combatant, provided support to militants

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
75.0% No 3

If provided support, support was voluntary

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

25.0% Yes 1
 
 
75.0% No 3

Approached security officials

25.0% Yes 1
 
 
75.0% No 3

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

50.0% Afraid of retaliation 2
 
25.0% Not applicable 1
 
25.0% Didn’t know what to do 1
 

Remedies desired from government

100.0% Employment 4
 
100.0% Truth commission 4
 
75.0% Monetary compensation to family 3
 
75.0% Rehabilitation services to family members 3
 
50.0% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 2
 

Year & District 

District

100.0% Rupnagar 4
 

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
 
50.0% 1991 2
 
50.0% 1992 2
 
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.