Documented cases implicating security forces based in Nehianwala

3 documented cases implicating security forces based in Nehianwala:

Bathinda

Bathinda District

Bathinda Subdistrict

Darshan Singh Male, age 41-42 at time of extrajudicial execution, Akalia Khurd

Manmohan Singh Male, age 20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bathinda

Rajinder Kumar Male, age 23-24 at time of extrajudicial execution, Mehma Sarja

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Nehianwala:

Victim Demographics

Gender

100.0% Male 3

0.0% Female 0

Marital status

66.7% Not married 2

33.3% Married 1

If married, did the victim have children?

33.3% Yes 1

Total children surviving victims: 2

Religion

66.7% Sikh 2

33.3% Non-Sikh 1

Caste

66.7% Non-Jat 2

33.3% Jat 1

Age

66.7% 18-33 2

33.3% 34-49 1

Education

33.3% No education 1

33.3% High school 1

33.3% College degree 1

Employment

33.3% Farmer/agriculture 1

66.7% Other 2

Urban / Rural

66.7% Rural 2

33.3% Urban 1

Abduction, Detention, & Torture

Prior detentions

66.7% Yes 2

33.3% No 1

Prior torture

66.7% Yes 2

0.0% No 0

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

100.0% Yes 3

0.0% No 0

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

0.0% Yes 0

50.0% No 1

Witnesses to abduction

66.7% Yes 2

33.3% No 1

Victim abduction location

33.3% Friend/relative's residence 1

33.3% Shop/market 1

33.3% Police station 1

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

100.0% Yes 3

0.0% No 0

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

33.3% Admitted extrajudicial execution with no explanation 1

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0

66.7% No 2

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions

Classification

100.0% Extrajudicial executions 3

0.0% Enforced disappearances 0

Number of victims per family

100.0% 1 victim 3

Related incidents

0.0% Genuine encounters in family 0

100.0% No genuine encounters in family 3

Body Disposal

Security forces returned body

33.3% Yes 1

0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0

66.7% No 2

Body disposal by security forces

66.7% Cremated the body 2

Condition of corpse, if known

33.3% Cuts/wounds 1

33.3% Missing hair from head or face 1

33.3% Missing fingernails 1

Security Forces Implicated

Names of involved security officials known

100.0% Yes 3

0.0% No 0

Security forces uniformed

100.0% Yes 2

0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

100.0% Punjab Police 3

33.3% Criminal Investigation Agency 1

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

100.0% Punjab police 3

33.3% Criminal Investigation Agency 1

Militancy Involvement

Militant status

33.3% Militant 1

66.7% Non-militant 2

Non-militant, provided support to militants

0.0% Yes 0

0.0% No 0

If provided support, support was voluntary

0.0% Yes 0

0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact

Approached court or commission

33.3% Yes 1

66.7% No 2

Approached security officials

33.3% Yes 1

66.7% No 2

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

33.3% Afraid of retaliation 1

33.3% Believed it would have been ineffective 1

33.3% Didn’t know what to do 1

33.3% Couldn’t afford 1

Remedies desired from government

66.7% Employment 2

66.7% Truth commission 2

33.3% Monetary compensation to family 1

33.3% Investigations into abuses 1

33.3% Memorial for victims 1

Year & District

District

100.0% Bathinda 3

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

0.0% 1991 0

33.3% 1992 1

33.3% 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

33.3% Year Unknown 1

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