Kamalwala

2 documented cases implicating security forces based in Kamalwala:


Amritsar District

Amritsar II Subdistrict
Ajit Singh Male, age 24 at time of extrajudicial execution, Amritsar

Location Withheld

Anonymous Male, age 25 at time of extrajudicial execution, location withheld

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Kamalwala:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 2
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

100.0% Not married 2
 
 
0.0% Married 0

If married, did the victim have children?


Total children surviving victims: 0


Religion

100.0% Sikh 2
 

Caste

100.0% Jat 2
 

Age

100.0% 18-33 2
 

Education

100.0% No education 2
 

Employment

100.0% Farmer/agriculture 2
 

Urban / Rural

0.0% Rural 0
 
 
50.0% Urban 1

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

50.0% Yes 1
 
 
50.0% No 1

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
100.0% No 1

Witnesses to abduction

50.0% Yes 1
 

Victim abduction location

50.0% Bus station/stand 1
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming


Preceding detention location known

50.0% Yes 1
 
 
0.0% No 0

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming


Security official response to victim status

50.0% Other 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

100.0% Extrajudicial executions 2
 
 
0.0% Enforced disappearances 0

Number of victims per family

50.0% 1 victim 1
 
50.0% 3 victim 1
 

Related incidents

0.0% Genuine encounters in family 0
 
 
100.0% No genuine encounters in family 2

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

100.0% Cremated the body 2
 

Security forces returned body

0.0% Yes 0
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
100.0% No 2
 

Condition of corpse, if known


Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
50.0% No 1

Security forces uniformed

100.0% Yes 1
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

50.0% Punjab Police 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

50.0% Punjab police 1
 
50.0% BSF 1
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

50.0% Militant 1
 
 
50.0% Non-militant 1

Non-militant, provided support to militants

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
50.0% No 1

If provided support, support was voluntary

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

50.0% Yes 1
 
 
50.0% No 1

Approached security officials

50.0% Yes 1
 
 
50.0% No 1

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

50.0% Afraid of retaliation 1
 

Remedies desired from government

100.0% Monetary compensation to family 2
 
100.0% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 2
 
100.0% Investigations into abuses 2
 
50.0% Employment 1
 
50.0% Truth commission 1
 

Year & District 

District

50.0% Amritsar 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
 
50.0% 1991 1
 
0.0% 1992 0
 
50.0% 1993 1
 
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.