Adampur

7 documented cases implicating security forces based in Adampur:

Gurdaspur District

Batala Subdistrict
Mangal Singh Male, age 20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Rampur

Hoshiarpur District

Hoshiarpur Subdistrict
Jarnail Singh Male, age 25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Rehsiwal

Jalandhar District

Jalandhar I Subdistrict
Bijay Bahader Singh Male, age 24 at time of extrajudicial execution, Daroli Kalan & Daroli Khurd
Navtej Singh Male, age 18 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kala Bakra
Pargat Singh Male, age 70 at time of disappearance, Isharwal
Satveer Singh Male, age 20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Isharwal
Jalandhar II Subdistrict
Sukhdev Singh Male, age 24 at time of extrajudicial execution, Darawan

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Adampur:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 7
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

85.7% Not married 6
 
 
14.3% Married 1

If married, did the victim have children?

14.3% Yes 1
 


Total children surviving victims: 3

Religion

100.0% Sikh 7
 

Caste

71.4% Jat 5
 
 
28.6% Non-Jat 2

Age

85.7% 18-33 6
 
14.3% 65+ 1
 

Education

14.3% No education 1
 
28.6% Middle school 2
 
42.9% High school 3
 
14.3% Some college 1
 

Employment

42.9% Farmer/agriculture 3
 
42.9% Student 3
 
14.3% Shopkeeper 1
 
14.3% Other 1
 

Urban / Rural

100.0% Rural 7
 
 
0.0% Urban 0

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

71.4% Yes 5
 
 
28.6% No 2

Prior torture

57.1% Yes 4
 
 
14.3% No 1

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

71.4% Yes 5
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
75.0% No 3

Witnesses to abduction

57.1% Yes 4
 

Victim abduction location

14.3% Victim’s residence 1
 
14.3% Friend/relative's residence 1
 
14.3% Roadside 1
 
14.3% Village fields 1
 
14.3% Other 1
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

14.3% Yes 1
 
 
57.1% No 4

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

42.9% Gave no response 3
 
14.3% Denied involvement 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
42.9% No 3

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

85.7% Extrajudicial executions 6
 
 
14.3% Enforced disappearances 1

Number of victims per family

71.4% 1 victim 5
 
28.6% 2 victim 2
 

Related incidents

0.0% Genuine encounters in family 0
 
 
85.7% No genuine encounters in family 6

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

Security forces returned body

14.3% Yes 1
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
71.4% No 5
 

Condition of corpse, if known

14.3% Bullet wounds 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

14.3% Yes 1
 
 
42.9% No 3

Security forces uniformed

75.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

71.4% Punjab Police 5
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

85.7% Punjab police 6
 

Militancy Involvement 

Combatant status

71.4% Combatant 5
 
 
14.3% Non-combatant 1

Non-combatant, provided support to militants

14.3% Yes 1
 
 
0.0% No 0

If provided support, support was voluntary

14.3% Yes 1
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

14.3% Yes 1
 
 
85.7% No 6

Approached security officials

42.9% Yes 3
 
 
57.1% No 4

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

57.1% Afraid of retaliation 4
 
28.6% Couldn’t afford 2
 
14.3% Didn’t know what to do 1
 

Remedies desired from government

71.4% Truth commission 5
 
57.1% Monetary compensation to family 4
 
57.1% Investigations into abuses 4
 
28.6% Employment 2
 
14.3% Rehabilitation services to family members 1
 
14.3% Memorial for victims 1
 
14.3% Desire nothing from government 1
 

Year & District 

District

14.3% Gurdaspur 1
 
14.3% Hoshiarpur 1
 
71.4% Jalandhar 5
 

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
 
14.3% 1987 1
 
0.0% 1988 0
 
14.3% 1989 1
 
14.3% 1990 1
 
28.6% 1991 2
 
0.0% 1992 0
 
14.3% 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
 
14.3% Date Unknown 1
 

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