Kot Bhai

4 documented cases implicating security forces based in Kot Bhai:


Bathinda District

Bathinda Subdistrict
Amarjit Singh Male, age 25 at time of disappearance, Bhucho Mandi
Malkit Singh Male, age 27 at time of extrajudicial execution, Dan Singhwala
Pritam Singh Male, age 45-50 at time of extrajudicial execution, Warkandi

Muktsar District

Muktsar Subdistrict
Karnail Singh Male, age 30 at time of extrajudicial execution, Thandewala

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Kot Bhai:

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: 4


Religion

100.0% Sikh 4
 

Caste

75.0% Jat 3
 

Age

75.0% 18-33 3
 
25.0% 34-49 1
 

Education

25.0% No education 1
 
25.0% Primary school 1
 
25.0% Middle school 1
 
25.0% High school 1
 

Employment

75.0% Farmer/agriculture 3
 
50.0% Other 2
 

Urban / Rural

75.0% Rural 3
 
 
25.0% Urban 1

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
75.0% No 3

Prior torture

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

50.0% Yes 2
 
 
25.0% No 1

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
100.0% No 1

Witnesses to abduction

25.0% No 1
 
 
25.0% Yes 1

Victim abduction location

25.0% Friend/relative's residence 1
 
25.0% Other 1
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming


Preceding detention location known

25.0% Yes 1
 
 
25.0% No 1

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming


Security official response to victim status

25.0% Victim had escaped 1
 
25.0% Other 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

50.0% Yes 2
 
 
0.0% No 0

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

75.0% Extrajudicial executions 3
 
 
25.0% Enforced disappearances 1

Number of victims per family

75.0% 1 victim 3
 
25.0% 2 victim 1
 

Related incidents

0.0% Genuine encounters in family 0
 
 
75.0% No genuine encounters in family 3

Body Disposal 

Security forces returned body

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

Body disposal by security forces

50.0% Cremated the body 2
 

Condition of corpse, if known


Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

50.0% Yes 2
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security forces uniformed

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

25.0% Punjab Police 1
 
25.0% BSF 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

75.0% Punjab police 3
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

50.0% Militant 2
 
 
25.0% Non-militant 1

Non-militant, provided support to militants

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
25.0% 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 2
 
 
50.0% No 2

Approached security officials

25.0% Yes 1
 
 
75.0% No 3

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

25.0% Afraid of retaliation 1
 
25.0% Didn’t know what to do 1
 

Remedies desired from government

75.0% Truth commission 3
 
50.0% Monetary compensation to family 2
 
50.0% Employment 2
 
50.0% Investigations into abuses 2
 
25.0% Rehabilitation services to family members 1
 
25.0% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 1
 
25.0% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 1
 

Year & District 

District

75.0% Bathinda 3
 
25.0% Muktsar 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 2
 
25.0% 1992 1
 
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
 
25.0% Year Unknown 1
 

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