Rayya

6 documented cases implicating security forces based in Rayya:

Amritsar District

Amritsar II Subdistrict
Bhupinder Singh Male, age 26 at time of extrajudicial execution, Amritsar
Baba Bakala Subdistrict
Gurnam Singh Male, age 21 at time of extrajudicial execution, Rayya
Manjit Singh Male, age 21-22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Dhardeo
Satnam Singh Male, age 23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Jallupur Khera
Sukhjinder Singh Male, age 24 at time of extrajudicial execution, Rayya
Sukhwinder Singh Male, age 23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kaler Ghumman

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Rayya:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 6
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

100.0% Not married 6
 
 
0.0% Married 0

If married, did the victim have children?


Total children surviving victims: 0

Religion

100.0% Sikh 6
 

Caste

66.7% Jat 4
 
 
33.3% Non-Jat 2

Age

100.0% 18-33 6
 

Education

16.7% Primary school 1
 
33.3% Middle school 2
 
33.3% High school 2
 
16.7% College degree 1
 

Employment

50.0% Farmer/agriculture 3
 
33.3% Shopkeeper 2
 
16.7% Driver (bus/truck/car) 1
 

Urban / Rural

50.0% Rural 3
 
 
50.0% Urban 3

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

50.0% Yes 3
 
 
50.0% No 3

Prior torture

50.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

100.0% Yes 6
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

25.0% Yes 1
 
 
125.0% No 5

Witnesses to abduction

66.7% Yes 4
 

Victim abduction location

33.3% Friend/relative's residence 2
 
16.7% Roadside 1
 
16.7% Shop/market 1
 
33.3% Other 2
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

66.7% Yes 4
 
 
33.3% No 2

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

50.0% Other 3
 
16.7% Gave no response 1
 
16.7% Killed victim in an “encounter” 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

16.7% Yes 1
 
 
66.7% No 4

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

100.0% Extrajudicial executions 6
 
 
0.0% Enforced disappearances 0

Number of victims per family

83.3% 1 victim 5
 
16.7% 2 victim 1
 

Related incidents

16.7% Genuine encounters in family 1
 
 
83.3% No genuine encounters in family 5

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

50.0% Cremated the body 3
 

Security forces returned body

33.3% Yes 2
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
66.7% No 4
 

Condition of corpse, if known

16.7% Bullet wounds 1
 
16.7% Other 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

66.7% Yes 4
 
 
33.3% No 2

Security forces uniformed

125.0% Yes 5
 
 
25.0% No 1

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

100.0% Punjab Police 6
 
33.3% CRPF 2
 
16.7% Army 1
 
16.7% Criminal Investigation Agency 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

100.0% Punjab police 6
 

Militancy Involvement 

Combatant status

16.7% Combatant 1
 
 
66.7% Non-combatant 4

Non-combatant, provided support to militants

16.7% Yes 1
 
 
50.0% No 3

If provided support, support was voluntary

16.7% Yes 1
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

83.3% Yes 5
 
 
16.7% No 1

Approached security officials

66.7% Yes 4
 
 
33.3% No 2

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

16.7% Afraid of retaliation 1
 
16.7% Believed it would have been ineffective 1
 

Remedies desired from government

83.3% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 5
 
66.7% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 4
 
66.7% Truth commission 4
 
50.0% Monetary compensation to family 3
 
33.3% Employment 2
 
33.3% Investigations into abuses 2
 
16.7% Desire nothing from government 1
 
16.7% Other 1
 

Year & District 

District

100.0% Amritsar 6
 

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
 
16.7% 1990 1
 
33.3% 1991 2
 
16.7% 1992 1
 
16.7% 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
 
16.7% 2005 1
 
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.