Amargarh

3 documented cases implicating security forces based in Amargarh:

Sangrur District

Dhuri Subdistrict
Dalbir Singh Male, age 24 at time of disappearance, Dhandra
Gurjant Singh Male, age 22 at time of disappearance, Sherpur Sodhian
Malerkotla Subdistrict
Sukhdev Singh Male, age 30 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bunga

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Amargarh:

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: 4

Religion

100.0% Sikh 3
 

Caste

66.7% Jat 2
 
 
33.3% Non-Jat 1

Age

100.0% 18-33 3
 

Education

33.3% Middle school 1
 
66.7% High school 2
 

Employment

33.3% Farmer/agriculture 1
 
33.3% Day labourer 1
 
33.3% Other 1
 

Urban / Rural

100.0% Rural 3
 
 
0.0% Urban 0

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
66.7% No 2

Prior torture

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
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

100.0% Roadside 3
 

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

66.7% Told family to go to another police station 2
 
33.3% Gave no response 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
100.0% No 3

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

33.3% Extrajudicial executions 1
 
 
66.7% Enforced disappearances 2

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 

Body disposal by security forces

Security forces returned body

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

Condition of corpse, if known

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

66.7% Yes 2
 
 
33.3% No 1

Security forces uniformed

100.0% Yes 2
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

100.0% Punjab Police 3
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

33.3% Punjab police 1
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

0.0% Militant 0
 
 
33.3% Non-militant 1

Non-militant, provided support to militants

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
33.3% No 1

If provided support, support was voluntary

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
100.0% No 3

Approached security officials

100.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

66.7% Afraid of retaliation 2
 
33.3% Didn’t know what to do 1
 

Remedies desired from government

100.0% Truth commission 3
 
100.0% Investigations into abuses 3
 
66.7% Monetary compensation to family 2
 
66.7% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 2
 
33.3% Employment 1
 

Year & District 

District

100.0% Sangrur 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
 
33.3% 1991 1
 
0.0% 1992 0
 
66.7% 1993 2
 
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.