Kot Ise Khan

6 documented cases implicating security forces based in Kot Ise Khan:

Firozpur District

Zira Subdistrict
Bachan Singh Male, age 65 at time of extrajudicial execution, Pir Mohamad
Mahinder Singh Male, age 25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Jhanda Bagga Purana

Moga District

Moga Subdistrict
Baldev Singh Male, age 22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Said Mohamad
Manjit Singh Male, age 21 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kadar Wala
Sawaran Singh Male, age 23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Daulewala
Nihal Singhwala Subdistrict
Malkeet Singh Male, age 18-19 at time of extrajudicial execution, Patto Hirasingh

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Kot Ise Khan:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 6
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

33.3% Not married 2
 
 
66.7% Married 4

If married, did the victim have children?

66.7% Yes 4
 


Total children surviving victims: 15

Religion

100.0% Sikh 6
 

Caste

83.3% Non-Jat 5
 
 
16.7% Jat 1

Age

83.3% 18-33 5
 
16.7% 65+ 1
 

Education

83.3% No education 5
 
16.7% Primary school 1
 

Employment

33.3% Farmer/agriculture 2
 
33.3% Day labourer 2
 
50.0% Other 3
 

Urban / Rural

100.0% Rural 6
 
 
0.0% Urban 0

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

33.3% Yes 2
 
 
66.7% No 4

Prior torture

16.7% Yes 1
 
 
16.7% No 1

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

33.3% Yes 2
 
 
66.7% No 4

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
100.0% No 2

Witnesses to abduction

33.3% Yes 2
 

Victim abduction location

16.7% Shop/market 1
 
16.7% Bus station/stand 1
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

16.7% Yes 1
 
 
16.7% No 1

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

33.3% Gave no response 2
 
16.7% Victim had escaped 1
 
16.7% Victim killed by militants 1
 
16.7% Victim killed in crossfire with militants 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
33.3% No 2

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

100.0% Extrajudicial executions 6
 
 
0.0% Enforced disappearances 0

Number of victims per family

83.3% 1 victim 5
 
16.7% 2 victim 1
 

Related incidents

0.0% Genuine encounters in family 0
 
 
100.0% No genuine encounters in family 6

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

50.0% Cremated the body 3
 

Security forces returned body

16.7% Yes 1
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
83.3% No 5
 

Condition of corpse, if known

16.7% Bullet wounds 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

50.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security forces uniformed

100.0% Yes 2
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

33.3% Punjab Police 2
 
16.7% CRPF 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

83.3% Punjab police 5
 
16.7% CRPF 1
 
16.7% Other 1
 

Militancy Involvement 

Combatant status

16.7% Combatant 1
 
 
83.3% Non-combatant 5

Non-combatant, provided support to militants

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
83.3% No 5

If provided support, support was voluntary

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

16.7% Yes 1
 
 
83.3% No 5

Approached security officials

66.7% Yes 4
 
 
33.3% No 2

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

66.7% Afraid of retaliation 4
 
33.3% Believed it would have been ineffective 2
 
16.7% Didn’t know what to do 1
 
16.7% Couldn’t afford 1
 

Remedies desired from government

100.0% Monetary compensation to family 6
 
66.7% Employment 4
 
66.7% Investigations into abuses 4
 
50.0% Rehabilitation services to family members 3
 
50.0% Truth commission 3
 
33.3% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 2
 

Year & District 

District

33.3% Firozpur 2
 
66.7% Moga 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
 
16.7% 1987 1
 
0.0% 1988 0
 
16.7% 1989 1
 
33.3% 1990 2
 
0.0% 1991 0
 
33.3% 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.