Sri Hargobindpur

42 documented cases implicating security forces based in Sri Hargobindpur:

Amritsar District

Amritsar I Subdistrict
Dilbag Singh Male, age 21 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kathu Nangal
Amritsar II Subdistrict
Balbir Singh Male, age 35 at time of extrajudicial execution, Amritsar
Baba Bakala Subdistrict
Dalbir Singh Male, age 19 at time of extrajudicial execution, Shahpur

Gurdaspur District

Batala Subdistrict
Amrik Singh Male, age 21-22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Gulbob
Avtar Singh Male, age 20 at time of disappearance, Sri Hargobindpur
Baldev Singh Male, age 28-30 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bhamri
Balwinder Singh Male, age 17-18 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bhagtupur
Daljit Singh Male, age 22-23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kandila
Darshan Singh Male, age 20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bhagtupur
Davinder Singh Male, age 30 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kiri Afgana
Dilbag Singh Male, age 20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Manesh
Dilbag Singh Male, age 20-25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bolewal
Gajjan Singh Male, age 28-29 at time of extrajudicial execution, Aulakh
Gurpal Singh Male, age 30-32 at time of extrajudicial execution, Nangal Jhawar
Harbhajan Singh Male, age 23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Khojala
Hardyal Singh Male, age 18 at time of extrajudicial execution, Khojala
Heera Singh Male, age 18 at time of extrajudicial execution, Nangal Jhawar
Jagdish Singh Male, age 19-20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Diya
Jagtar Singh Male, age 25-30 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bhamri
Jaswant Singh Male, age 25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Madra
Keval Singh Male, age 18-19 at time of extrajudicial execution, Sakhowal
Kuljit Singh Male, age 22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Sri Hargobindpur
Kulwant Singh Male, age 20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Cheema
Lakhbir Singh Male, age 32-33 at time of extrajudicial execution, Rasulpur
Lakhwinder Singh Male, age 26-27 at time of extrajudicial execution, Nangal Jhawar
Major Singh Male, age 22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Awan
Major Singh Male, age 18 at time of extrajudicial execution, Manesh
Malkit Singh Male, age 25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Mari Panwan
Mangal Singh Male, age 32-35 at time of extrajudicial execution, Meeke
Mangal Singh Male, age 25-27 at time of extrajudicial execution, Dharamkot
Nirmal Singh Male, age 24-25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Cheema
Nirmal Singh Male, age 22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Chhit
Punjab Singh Male, age 19 at time of extrajudicial execution, Dhapai
Shamsher Singh Male, age 24 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bahadurpur Rajoa
Sukhdev Singh Male, age 25-26 at time of extrajudicial execution, Dharamkot
Sukhdev Singh Male, age 22-23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Cheema
Sulinder Singh Male, age 28 at time of extrajudicial execution, Galowal
Surjit Singh Male, age 18 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bhamri
Gurdaspur Subdistrict
Balkar Singh Male, age 24 at time of extrajudicial execution, Jiwanwal
Saroop Singh Male, age 22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Rura Buttar

Kapurthala District

Bhulath Subdistrict
Amarjit Singh Male, age 20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Begowal

Location Withheld

Anonymous Male, age 30 at time of extrajudicial execution, location withheld

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Sri Hargobindpur:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 42
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

71.4% Not married 30
 
 
28.6% Married 12

If married, did the victim have children?

21.4% Yes 9
 
 
7.1% No 3


Total children surviving victims: 23

Religion

100.0% Sikh 42
 

Caste

78.6% Jat 33
 
 
21.4% Non-Jat 9

Age

2.4% 0-17 1
 
95.2% 18-33 40
 
2.4% 34-49 1
 

Education

19.0% No education 8
 
7.1% Primary school 3
 
26.2% Middle school 11
 
40.5% High school 17
 
4.8% College degree 2
 
2.4% Vocational degree 1
 

Employment

47.6% Farmer/agriculture 20
 
11.9% Day labourer 5
 
9.5% Student 4
 
4.8% Driver (bus/truck/car) 2
 
4.8% Mechanic 2
 
4.8% Unemployed 2
 
2.4% Shopkeeper 1
 
19.0% Other 8
 

Urban / Rural

88.1% Rural 37
 
 
9.5% Urban 4

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

47.6% Yes 20
 
 
52.4% No 22

Prior torture

40.5% Yes 17
 
 
7.1% No 3

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

73.8% Yes 31
 
 
26.2% No 11

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

44.0% Yes 11
 
 
76.0% No 19

Witnesses to abduction

59.5% Yes 25
 
 
4.8% No 2

Victim abduction location

31.0% Victim’s residence 13
 
11.9% Roadside 5
 
9.5% Friend/relative's residence 4
 
4.8% Village fields 2
 
2.4% Checkpoint (naka) 1
 
2.4% Village drain 1
 
9.5% Other 4
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

59.5% Yes 25
 
 
14.3% No 6

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

7.1% Admitted extrajudicial execution with no explanation 3
 
7.1% Told family to go to another police station 3
 
7.1% Other 3
 
4.8% Gave no response 2
 
2.4% Denied involvement 1
 
2.4% Victim killed by militants 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
35.7% No 15

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

97.6% Extrajudicial executions 41
 
 
2.4% Enforced disappearances 1

Number of victims per family

81.0% 1 victim 34
 
19.0% 2 victim 8
 

Related incidents

2.4% Genuine encounters in family 1
 
 
97.6% No genuine encounters in family 41

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

54.8% Cremated the body 23
 

Security forces returned body

4.8% Yes 2
 
2.4% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 1
 
90.5% No 38
 

Condition of corpse, if known

7.1% Bullet wounds 3
 
2.4% Bruises 1
 
2.4% Cuts/wounds 1
 
2.4% Broken bones 1
 
2.4% Missing fingernails 1
 
2.4% Burn marks 1
 
2.4% Other 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

78.6% Yes 33
 
 
14.3% No 6

Security forces uniformed

88.0% Yes 22
 
 
8.0% No 2

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

66.7% Punjab Police 28
 
9.5% BSF 4
 
7.1% CRPF 3
 
4.8% Black cat 2
 
2.4% Other 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

95.2% Punjab police 40
 
14.3% Black cat 6
 
11.9% CRPF 5
 
4.8% BSF 2
 
2.4% Army 1
 
2.4% Other 1
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

54.8% Militant 23
 
 
40.5% Non-militant 17

Non-militant, provided support to militants

9.5% Yes 4
 
 
31.0% No 13

If provided support, support was voluntary

7.1% Yes 3
 
 
2.4% No 1

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

21.4% Yes 9
 
 
78.6% No 33

Approached security officials

19.0% Yes 8
 
 
81.0% No 34

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

59.5% Afraid of retaliation 25
 
21.4% Couldn’t afford 9
 
19.0% Believed it would have been ineffective 8
 
19.0% Didn’t know what to do 8
 
4.8% Not applicable 2
 
2.4% Other 1
 

Remedies desired from government

88.1% Monetary compensation to family 37
 
66.7% Employment 28
 
66.7% Truth commission 28
 
59.5% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 25
 
50.0% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 21
 
47.6% Rehabilitation services to family members 20
 
47.6% Investigations into abuses 20
 
40.5% Memorial for victims 17
 
4.8% Other 2
 
2.4% Desire nothing from government 1
 

Year & District 

District

7.1% Amritsar 3
 
88.1% Gurdaspur 37
 
2.4% Kapurthala 1
 

Year

0.0% 1981 0
 
0.0% 1982 0
 
0.0% 1983 0
 
2.4% 1984 1
 
0.0% 1985 0
 
0.0% 1986 0
 
0.0% 1987 0
 
11.9% 1988 5
 
7.1% 1989 3
 
2.4% 1990 1
 
28.6% 1991 12
 
31.0% 1992 13
 
11.9% 1993 5
 
2.4% 1994 1
 
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
 
2.4% Date Unknown 1
 

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