Fatehgarh Panjtur

4 documented cases implicating security forces based in Fatehgarh Panjtur:


Amritsar District

Amritsar II Subdistrict
Narinder Singh Male, age 22-23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Amritsar

Firozpur District

Zira Subdistrict
Lakshman Singh Male, age 26-27 at time of extrajudicial execution, Gadriwala
Major Singh Male, age 55 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bal

Gurdaspur District

Batala Subdistrict
Sahib Singh Male, age 32 at time of extrajudicial execution, Batala

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Fatehgarh Panjtur:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 4
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

25.0% Not married 1
 
 
75.0% Married 3

If married, did the victim have children?

75.0% Yes 3
 


Total children surviving victims: 8


Religion

100.0% Sikh 4
 

Caste

100.0% Jat 4
 

Age

75.0% 18-33 3
 
25.0% 50-64 1
 

Education

50.0% No education 2
 
25.0% Primary school 1
 
25.0% Middle school 1
 

Employment

100.0% Farmer/agriculture 4
 

Urban / Rural

50.0% Rural 2
 
 
50.0% Urban 2

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

100.0% Yes 4
 
 
0.0% No 0

Prior torture

100.0% Yes 4
 
 
0.0% No 0

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

75.0% Yes 3
 
 
25.0% No 1

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

66.7% Yes 2
 
 
33.3% No 1

Witnesses to abduction

75.0% Yes 3
 

Victim abduction location

75.0% Victim’s residence 3
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming


Preceding detention location known

75.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming


Security official response to victim status

25.0% Denied involvement 1
 
25.0% Admitted custody only 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
50.0% No 2

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

100.0% Extrajudicial executions 4
 
 
0.0% Enforced disappearances 0

Number of victims per family

100.0% 1 victim 4
 

Related incidents

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

Body Disposal 

Security forces returned body

50.0% Yes 2
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
50.0% No 2
 

Body disposal by security forces

50.0% Cremated the body 2
 

Condition of corpse, if known

50.0% Bullet wounds 2
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

50.0% Yes 2
 
 
25.0% No 1

Security forces uniformed

100.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

75.0% Punjab Police 3
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

100.0% Punjab police 4
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

50.0% Militant 2
 
 
50.0% Non-militant 2

Non-militant, provided support to militants

25.0% Yes 1
 
 
25.0% No 1

If provided support, support was voluntary

25.0% Yes 1
 
 
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

75.0% Afraid of retaliation 3
 
25.0% Believed it would have been ineffective 1
 
25.0% Didn’t know what to do 1
 
25.0% Couldn’t afford 1
 

Remedies desired from government

100.0% Monetary compensation to family 4
 
100.0% Employment 4
 
75.0% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 3
 
75.0% Truth commission 3
 
25.0% Rehabilitation services to family members 1
 
25.0% Investigations into abuses 1
 
25.0% Desire nothing from government 1
 

Year & District 

District

25.0% Amritsar 1
 
50.0% Firozpur 2
 
25.0% Gurdaspur 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
 
25.0% 1991 1
 
75.0% 1992 3
 
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% Year Unknown 0
 

Boundaries based on the 2001 census. Read about our methodology.