Kharar

12 documented cases implicating security forces based in Kharar:

Fatehgarh Sahib District

Bassi Pathana Subdistrict
Daljeet Singh Male, age 25-26 at time of extrajudicial execution, Mehdudan
Khamanon Subdistrict
Jagtar Singh Male, age 24 at time of extrajudicial execution, Sidhupur Kalan

Patiala District

Dera Bassi Subdistrict
Kuldeep Singh Male, age 21 at time of extrajudicial execution, Jaula kalan

Rupnagar District

Kharar Subdistrict
Charanjit Singh Male, Chhoti Bari Parachh
Gurdeep Singh Male, age 24-25 at time of disappearance, Rurkee Pukhta
Harwinder Singh Male, age 22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Popna
Jeet Singh Male, age 45-46 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bhajauli
Rupnagar Subdistrict
Harbhajan Singh Male, age 30 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bari Jhallian
Naseeb Singh Male, age 40 at time of extrajudicial execution, Dehar
S.A.S.Nagar (Mohali) Subdistrict
Dalveer Singh Male, age 22 at time of disappearance, Behlolpur

Location Withheld

Anonymous Male, age 32-35 at time of disappearance, location withheld
Anonymous Male, age 22-23 at time of extrajudicial execution, location withheld

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Kharar:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 12
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

41.7% Not married 5
 
 
58.3% Married 7

If married, did the victim have children?

58.3% Yes 7
 


Total children surviving victims: 14

Religion

100.0% Sikh 12
 

Caste

83.3% Jat 10
 
 
8.3% Non-Jat 1

Age

75.0% 18-33 9
 
16.7% 34-49 2
 
8.3% Age unknown 1
 

Education

8.3% No education 1
 
25.0% Middle school 3
 
50.0% High school 6
 
8.3% College degree 1
 

Employment

66.7% Farmer/agriculture 8
 
16.7% Student 2
 
8.3% Shopkeeper 1
 
25.0% Other 3
 

Urban / Rural

83.3% Rural 10
 
 
0.0% Urban 0

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

66.7% Yes 8
 
 
25.0% No 3

Prior torture

58.3% Yes 7
 
 
8.3% No 1

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

75.0% Yes 9
 
 
16.7% No 2

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

33.3% Yes 3
 
 
33.3% No 3

Witnesses to abduction

75.0% Yes 9
 

Victim abduction location

25.0% Police station 3
 
16.7% Victim’s residence 2
 
8.3% Village fields 1
 
8.3% Village drain 1
 
16.7% Other 2
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

75.0% Yes 9
 
 
0.0% No 0

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

25.0% Told family to go to another police station 3
 
16.7% Denied involvement 2
 
8.3% Gave no response 1
 
8.3% Killed victim in an “encounter” 1
 
8.3% Admitted custody only 1
 
8.3% Victim had escaped 1
 
8.3% Other 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
66.7% No 8

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

75.0% Extrajudicial executions 9
 
 
25.0% Enforced disappearances 3

Number of victims per family

83.3% 1 victim 10
 
16.7% 2 victim 2
 

Related incidents

0.0% Genuine encounters in family 0
 
 
91.7% No genuine encounters in family 11

Body Disposal 

Security forces returned body

0.0% Yes 0
 
8.3% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 1
 
66.7% No 8
 

Body disposal by security forces

16.7% Dumped body in canal or river 2
 

Condition of corpse, if known

8.3% Bullet wounds 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

66.7% Yes 8
 
 
16.7% No 2

Security forces uniformed

77.8% Yes 7
 
 
11.1% No 1

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

75.0% Punjab Police 9
 
8.3% CRPF 1
 
8.3% Cat 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

75.0% Punjab police 9
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

16.7% Militant 2
 
 
66.7% Non-militant 8

Non-militant, provided support to militants

33.3% Yes 4
 
 
33.3% No 4

If provided support, support was voluntary

25.0% Yes 3
 
 
8.3% No 1

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

41.7% Yes 5
 
 
58.3% No 7

Approached security officials

50.0% Yes 6
 
 
50.0% No 6

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

58.3% Afraid of retaliation 7
 
25.0% Couldn’t afford 3
 
8.3% Didn’t know what to do 1
 

Remedies desired from government

75.0% Monetary compensation to family 9
 
66.7% Truth commission 8
 
58.3% Employment 7
 
16.7% Rehabilitation services to family members 2
 
16.7% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 2
 
16.7% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 2
 
16.7% Investigations into abuses 2
 

Year & District 

District

16.7% Fatehgarh Sahib 2
 
8.3% Patiala 1
 
58.3% Rupnagar 7
 
16.7% Location Withheld 2
 

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
 
8.3% 1989 1
 
16.7% 1990 2
 
25.0% 1991 3
 
16.7% 1992 2
 
25.0% 1993 3
 
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
 
8.3% Year Unknown 1
 

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