Balianwala

12 documented cases implicating security forces based in Balianwala:

Bathinda District

Bathinda Subdistrict
Gurmeet Singh Male, age 28 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bhucho Mandi
Hardeep Singh Male, age 15-16 at time of disappearance, Lehra Bega
Tej Kaur Female, age 45-50 at time of disappearance, Lehra Bega
Rampura Phul Subdistrict
Darshan Singh Male, age 18-20 at time of disappearance, Patti Saol Mehraj
Gurmail Singh Male, age 24-25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Gill Khurd
Jagsir Singh Male, age 20-22 at time of disappearance, Mandi Kalan
Naib Singh Male, age 20-21 at time of disappearance, Khokhar
Santokh Singh Male, age 28 at time of disappearance, Mandi Kalan
Surjeet Singh Male, age 45 at time of disappearance, Sandhu Khurd

Ludhiana District

Raikot Subdistrict
Sarabjit Singh Male, age 22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Raikot

Mansa District

Budhlada Subdistrict
Gurdour Singh Male, age 28-29 at time of extrajudicial execution, Boha
Hakam Singh Male, age 30 at time of extrajudicial execution, Boha

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Balianwala:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

91.7% Male 11
 
 
8.3% Female 1

Marital status

41.7% Not married 5
 
 
58.3% Married 7

If married, did the victim have children?

58.3% Yes 7
 


Total children surviving victims: 19

Religion

100.0% Sikh 12
 

Caste

66.7% Jat 8
 
 
33.3% Non-Jat 4

Age

8.3% 0-17 1
 
75.0% 18-33 9
 
16.7% 34-49 2
 

Education

33.3% No education 4
 
33.3% Primary school 4
 
16.7% Middle school 2
 
16.7% High school 2
 

Employment

58.3% Farmer/agriculture 7
 
8.3% Day labourer 1
 
8.3% Driver (bus/truck/car) 1
 
8.3% Mechanic 1
 
8.3% Housewife 1
 
16.7% Other 2
 

Urban / Rural

83.3% Rural 10
 
 
16.7% Urban 2

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

50.0% Yes 6
 
 
50.0% No 6

Prior torture

33.3% Yes 4
 
 
16.7% No 2

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

83.3% Yes 10
 
 
16.7% No 2

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
90.0% No 9

Witnesses to abduction

83.3% Yes 10
 

Victim abduction location

75.0% Victim’s residence 9
 
8.3% Village drain 1
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
83.3% No 10

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

41.7% Told family to go to another police station 5
 
33.3% Gave no response 4
 
25.0% Denied involvement 3
 
8.3% Victim had escaped 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
83.3% No 10

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

41.7% Extrajudicial executions 5
 
 
58.3% Enforced disappearances 7

Number of victims per family

75.0% 1 victim 9
 
25.0% 2 victim 3
 

Related incidents

8.3% Genuine encounters in family 1
 
 
91.7% No genuine encounters in family 11

Body Disposal 

Security forces returned body

0.0% Yes 0
 
8.3% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 1
 
33.3% No 4
 

Body disposal by security forces

16.7% Cremated the body 2
 
8.3% Dumped body in canal or river 1
 

Condition of corpse, if known

8.3% Bullet wounds 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

75.0% Yes 9
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security forces uniformed

90.0% Yes 9
 
 
10.0% No 1

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

83.3% Punjab Police 10
 
8.3% CRPF 1
 
8.3% Other 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

41.7% Punjab police 5
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

25.0% Militant 3
 
 
75.0% Non-militant 9

Non-militant, provided support to militants

25.0% Yes 3
 
 
50.0% No 6

If provided support, support was voluntary

16.7% Yes 2
 
 
8.3% No 1

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

25.0% Yes 3
 
 
75.0% No 9

Approached security officials

66.7% Yes 8
 
 
33.3% No 4

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

41.7% Afraid of retaliation 5
 
41.7% Didn’t know what to do 5
 
41.7% Couldn’t afford 5
 

Remedies desired from government

91.7% Truth commission 11
 
83.3% Employment 10
 
75.0% Monetary compensation to family 9
 
66.7% Investigations into abuses 8
 
50.0% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 6
 
41.7% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 5
 
16.7% Rehabilitation services to family members 2
 

Year & District 

District

75.0% Bathinda 9
 
8.3% Ludhiana 1
 
16.7% Mansa 2
 

Year

0.0% 1981 0
 
0.0% 1982 0
 
0.0% 1983 0
 
0.0% 1984 0
 
8.3% 1985 1
 
0.0% 1986 0
 
0.0% 1987 0
 
8.3% 1988 1
 
0.0% 1989 0
 
8.3% 1990 1
 
16.7% 1991 2
 
41.7% 1992 5
 
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
 
16.7% Year Unknown 2
 

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