Gardhiwala

3 documented cases implicating security forces based in Gardhiwala:

Hoshiarpur District

Dasuya Subdistrict
Balbir Singh Male, age 21 at time of extrajudicial execution, Mand
Kuljit Singh Dhatt Male, age 35 at time of extrajudicial execution, Ambala Jattan
Lakhwinder Singh Male, age 22-23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Usman Shahid

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Gardhiwala:

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: 3

Religion

100.0% Sikh 3
 

Caste

100.0% Jat 3
 

Age

66.7% 18-33 2
 
33.3% 34-49 1
 

Education

33.3% Primary school 1
 
33.3% High school 1
 

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

66.7% Yes 2
 
 
33.3% No 1

Prior torture

66.7% Yes 2
 
 
0.0% No 0

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
66.7% No 2

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
100.0% No 1

Witnesses to abduction

33.3% Yes 1
 

Victim abduction location

33.3% Friend/relative's residence 1
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
0.0% No 0

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

33.3% Killed victim in an “encounter” 1
 
33.3% Victim had escaped 1
 
33.3% Other 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
33.3% No 1

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 

Body disposal by security forces

33.3% Cremated the body 1
 

Security forces returned body

0.0% Yes 0
 
33.3% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 1
 
66.7% No 2
 

Condition of corpse, if known

33.3% Bullet wounds 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

66.7% Yes 2
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security forces uniformed

100.0% Yes 1
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

33.3% Punjab Police 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

100.0% Punjab police 3
 

Militancy Involvement 

Combatant status

66.7% Combatant 2
 
 
33.3% Non-combatant 1

Non-combatant, 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

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

66.7% Afraid of retaliation 2
 

Remedies desired from government

66.7% Monetary compensation to family 2
 
66.7% Rehabilitation services to family members 2
 
66.7% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 2
 
66.7% Employment 2
 
66.7% Truth commission 2
 
33.3% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 1
 
33.3% Investigations into abuses 1
 
33.3% Memorial for victims 1
 
33.3% Other 1
 

Year & District 

District

100.0% Hoshiarpur 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
 
33.3% 1989 1
 
33.3% 1990 1
 
0.0% 1991 0
 
0.0% 1992 0
 
0.0% 1993 0
 
0.0% 1994 0
 
33.3% 1995 1
 
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.