Urmar Tanda

15 documented cases implicating security forces based in Urmar Tanda:

Amritsar District

Baba Bakala Subdistrict
Balraj Singh Male, age 18-20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Sathiala
Tarn Taran Subdistrict
Sukhdev Singh Male, age 35 at time of extrajudicial execution, Panjwar

Gurdaspur District

Batala Subdistrict
Bachittar Singh Male, age 18-20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Mari Tanda
Dharam Singh Male, age 26-27 at time of extrajudicial execution, Lil Kalan
Major Singh Male, age 17-18 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kulla

Hoshiarpur District

Dasuya Subdistrict
Balbir Singh Male, age 21 at time of extrajudicial execution, Mand
Iqbal Singh Male, age 40 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bagha
Kashmir Singh Male, age 22-23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Passi Bet
Kuljit Singh Dhatt Male, age 35 at time of extrajudicial execution, Ambala Jattan
Kulwinder Singh Male, age 22-23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Zahura
Rajwant Singh Male, age 20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Zahura
Saroop Singh Male, age 27-30 at time of disappearance, Nangal Khunga
Swaran Singh Male, age 23-24 at time of extrajudicial execution, Khuda

Kapurthala District

Bhulath Subdistrict
Sukhdev Singh Male, age 22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Mand Raipur Araian

Location Withheld

Anonymous Male, age 20-21 at time of extrajudicial execution, location withheld

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Urmar Tanda:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 15
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

73.3% Not married 11
 
 
26.7% Married 4

If married, did the victim have children?

26.7% Yes 4
 


Total children surviving victims: 9

Religion

100.0% Sikh 15
 

Caste

93.3% Jat 14
 
 
6.7% Non-Jat 1

Age

6.7% 0-17 1
 
73.3% 18-33 11
 
20.0% 34-49 3
 

Education

6.7% No education 1
 
20.0% Primary school 3
 
20.0% Middle school 3
 
46.7% High school 7
 

Employment

40.0% Farmer/agriculture 6
 
6.7% Day labourer 1
 
6.7% Mechanic 1
 
6.7% Student 1
 
6.7% Unemployed 1
 
40.0% Other 6
 

Urban / Rural

93.3% Rural 14
 
 
0.0% Urban 0

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

53.3% Yes 8
 
 
46.7% No 7

Prior torture

53.3% Yes 8
 
 
0.0% No 0

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

73.3% Yes 11
 
 
26.7% No 4

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

20.0% Yes 2
 
 
50.0% No 5

Witnesses to abduction

66.7% Yes 10
 

Victim abduction location

20.0% Victim’s residence 3
 
13.3% Friend/relative's residence 2
 
13.3% Roadside 2
 
13.3% Other 2
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

46.7% Yes 7
 
 
26.7% No 4

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

20.0% Told family to go to another police station 3
 
20.0% Other 3
 
13.3% Victim had escaped 2
 
6.7% Killed victim in an “encounter” 1
 
6.7% Denied involvement 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
66.7% No 10

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

93.3% Extrajudicial executions 14
 
 
6.7% Enforced disappearances 1

Number of victims per family

93.3% 1 victim 14
 
6.7% 2 victim 1
 

Related incidents

0.0% Genuine encounters in family 0
 
 
100.0% No genuine encounters in family 15

Body Disposal 

Security forces returned body

13.3% Yes 2
 
6.7% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 1
 
73.3% No 11
 

Body disposal by security forces

26.7% Cremated the body 4
 

Condition of corpse, if known

20.0% Bullet wounds 3
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

66.7% Yes 10
 
 
26.7% No 4

Security forces uniformed

80.0% Yes 8
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

73.3% Punjab Police 11
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

93.3% Punjab police 14
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

40.0% Militant 6
 
 
53.3% Non-militant 8

Non-militant, provided support to militants

20.0% Yes 3
 
 
33.3% No 5

If provided support, support was voluntary

13.3% Yes 2
 
 
6.7% No 1

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

6.7% Yes 1
 
 
93.3% No 14

Approached security officials

26.7% Yes 4
 
 
73.3% No 11

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

80.0% Afraid of retaliation 12
 
20.0% Believed it would have been ineffective 3
 
20.0% Couldn’t afford 3
 
6.7% Not applicable 1
 

Remedies desired from government

73.3% Truth commission 11
 
53.3% Monetary compensation to family 8
 
46.7% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 7
 
33.3% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 5
 
33.3% Investigations into abuses 5
 
26.7% Employment 4
 
26.7% Memorial for victims 4
 
20.0% Rehabilitation services to family members 3
 
20.0% Other 3
 
13.3% Desire nothing from government 2
 

Year & District 

District

13.3% Amritsar 2
 
20.0% Gurdaspur 3
 
53.3% Hoshiarpur 8
 
6.7% Kapurthala 1
 
6.7% Location Withheld 1
 

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
 
6.7% 1987 1
 
6.7% 1988 1
 
33.3% 1989 5
 
0.0% 1990 0
 
13.3% 1991 2
 
26.7% 1992 4
 
6.7% 1993 1
 
0.0% 1994 0
 
6.7% 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% Year Unknown 0
 

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