Phul

7 documented cases implicating security forces based in Phul:

Bathinda District

Bathinda Subdistrict
Beant Singh Male, age 22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Lehra Khana
Satnam Singh Male, age 25-26 at time of extrajudicial execution, Lehra Khana
Rampura Phul Subdistrict
Charanjeet Singh Male, age 27 at time of extrajudicial execution, Rampura Phul
Charanjit Singh Male, age 25 at time of disappearance, Rampura Phul
Gurdev Singh Male, age 50-52 at time of disappearance, Ghurela
Shemsher Singh Male, age 22-23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Gumti Kalan
Talwandi Sabo Subdistrict
Jasvir Singh Male, age 22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bhagibandar

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Phul:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 7
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

57.1% Not married 4
 
 
28.6% Married 2

If married, did the victim have children?

14.3% Yes 1
 


Total children surviving victims: 2

Religion

100.0% Sikh 7
 

Caste

71.4% Jat 5
 
 
14.3% Non-Jat 1

Age

85.7% 18-33 6
 
14.3% 50-64 1
 

Education

28.6% No education 2
 
14.3% Primary school 1
 
14.3% Middle school 1
 
14.3% High school 1
 
14.3% Some college 1
 

Employment

28.6% Farmer/agriculture 2
 
28.6% Driver (bus/truck/car) 2
 
14.3% Day labourer 1
 
14.3% Mechanic 1
 
14.3% Student 1
 

Urban / Rural

71.4% Rural 5
 
 
28.6% Urban 2

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

42.9% Yes 3
 
 
42.9% No 3

Prior torture

42.9% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

85.7% Yes 6
 
 
14.3% No 1

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
83.3% No 5

Witnesses to abduction

85.7% Yes 6
 

Victim abduction location

14.3% Victim’s residence 1
 
14.3% Roadside 1
 
14.3% Village fields 1
 
14.3% Bus station/stand 1
 
14.3% Village drain 1
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

28.6% Yes 2
 
 
57.1% No 4

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

14.3% Killed victim in an “encounter” 1
 
14.3% Denied involvement 1
 
14.3% Admitted extrajudicial execution with no explanation 1
 
14.3% Told family to go to another police station 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
71.4% No 5

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

71.4% Extrajudicial executions 5
 
 
28.6% Enforced disappearances 2

Number of victims per family

71.4% 1 victim 5
 
14.3% 3 victim 1
 
14.3% 4 victim 1
 

Related incidents

14.3% Genuine encounters in family 1
 
 
71.4% No genuine encounters in family 5

Body Disposal 

Security forces returned body

0.0% Yes 0
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
71.4% No 5
 

Body disposal by security forces

28.6% Cremated the body 2
 

Condition of corpse, if known

14.3% Bruises 1
 
14.3% Bullet wounds 1
 
14.3% Missing fingernails 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

42.9% Yes 3
 
 
28.6% No 2

Security forces uniformed

66.7% Yes 4
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

85.7% Punjab Police 6
 
28.6% CRPF 2
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

71.4% Punjab police 5
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

28.6% Militant 2
 
 
57.1% Non-militant 4

Non-militant, provided support to militants

28.6% Yes 2
 
 
28.6% No 2

If provided support, support was voluntary

28.6% Yes 2
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

28.6% Yes 2
 
 
71.4% No 5

Approached security officials

57.1% Yes 4
 
 
42.9% No 3

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

57.1% Afraid of retaliation 4
 
42.9% Couldn’t afford 3
 
14.3% Didn’t know what to do 1
 

Remedies desired from government

85.7% Truth commission 6
 
57.1% Investigations into abuses 4
 
28.6% Rehabilitation services to family members 2
 
28.6% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 2
 
28.6% Employment 2
 
28.6% Memorial for victims 2
 
14.3% Monetary compensation to family 1
 

Year & District 

District

100.0% Bathinda 7
 

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
 
28.6% 1991 2
 
57.1% 1992 4
 
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
 
14.3% Year Unknown 1
 

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