S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali)

11 documented cases implicating security forces based in S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali):

Chandigarh District

Chandigarh Subdistrict
Kuljit Singh Male, age 36-37 at time of extrajudicial execution, Chandigarh

Fatehgarh Sahib District

Bassi Pathana Subdistrict
Santokh Singh Male, age 24-25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Mehdudan

Rupnagar District

Anandpur Sahib Subdistrict
Manjinder Pal Singh Male, age 22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Nangal
Kharar Subdistrict
Harminder Singh Male, age 19 at time of extrajudicial execution, Padiala
Rashpal Singh Male, age 18 at time of disappearance, Shiamipur
Rupnagar Subdistrict
Ajaib Kaur Female, age 67-68 at time of disappearance, Chhota Samana
Avtar Singh Male, age 27 at time of extrajudicial execution, Rangian
Dass Singh Male, age 68-70 at time of disappearance, Chhota Samana
Dawinder Singh Male, age 22-23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kheri Salabatpur
Harnek Singh Male, age 25-26 at time of extrajudicial execution, Badwali
S.A.S.Nagar (Mohali) Subdistrict
Balwant Singh Multani Male, age 28 at time of extrajudicial execution, Mohali

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali):

Victim Demographics 

Gender

90.9% Male 10
 
 
9.1% Female 1

Marital status

54.5% Not married 6
 
 
45.5% Married 5

If married, did the victim have children?

45.5% Yes 5
 


Total children surviving victims: 18

Religion

100.0% Sikh 11
 

Caste

63.6% Non-Jat 7
 
 
36.4% Jat 4

Age

72.7% 18-33 8
 
9.1% 34-49 1
 
18.2% 65+ 2
 

Education

18.2% No education 2
 
9.1% Primary school 1
 
18.2% Middle school 2
 
45.5% High school 5
 
9.1% College degree 1
 

Employment

18.2% Farmer/agriculture 2
 
9.1% Day labourer 1
 
9.1% Student 1
 
9.1% Housewife 1
 
54.5% Other 6
 

Urban / Rural

81.8% Rural 9
 
 
18.2% Urban 2

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

36.4% Yes 4
 
 
63.6% No 7

Prior torture

27.3% Yes 3
 
 
9.1% No 1

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

72.7% Yes 8
 
 
27.3% No 3

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
150.0% No 6

Witnesses to abduction

36.4% Yes 4
 
 
18.2% No 2

Victim abduction location

9.1% Victim’s residence 1
 
9.1% Friend/relative's residence 1
 
9.1% Village fields 1
 
9.1% Bus station/stand 1
 
27.3% Other 3
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

27.3% Yes 3
 
 
45.5% No 5

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

27.3% Gave no response 3
 
27.3% Denied involvement 3
 
18.2% Told family to go to another police station 2
 
9.1% Admitted extrajudicial execution with no explanation 1
 
9.1% Victim had escaped 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
54.5% No 6

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

72.7% Extrajudicial executions 8
 
 
27.3% Enforced disappearances 3

Number of victims per family

72.7% 1 victim 8
 
9.1% 2 victim 1
 
18.2% 4 victim 2
 

Related incidents

18.2% Genuine encounters in family 2
 
 
81.8% No genuine encounters in family 9

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

18.2% Cremated the body 2
 

Security forces returned body

18.2% Yes 2
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
54.5% No 6
 

Condition of corpse, if known

18.2% Bullet wounds 2
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

72.7% Yes 8
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security forces uniformed

125.0% Yes 5
 
 
50.0% No 2

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

54.5% Punjab Police 6
 
18.2% Other 2
 
9.1% CRPF 1
 
9.1% Black cat 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

54.5% Punjab police 6
 
18.2% Other 2
 

Militancy Involvement 

Combatant status

27.3% Combatant 3
 
 
63.6% Non-combatant 7

Non-combatant, provided support to militants

18.2% Yes 2
 
 
45.5% No 5

If provided support, support was voluntary

18.2% Yes 2
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

45.5% Yes 5
 
 
54.5% No 6

Approached security officials

45.5% Yes 5
 
 
54.5% No 6

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

54.5% Afraid of retaliation 6
 
27.3% Not applicable 3
 
9.1% Didn’t know what to do 1
 
9.1% Couldn’t afford 1
 

Remedies desired from government

72.7% Monetary compensation to family 8
 
72.7% Employment 8
 
72.7% Truth commission 8
 
45.5% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 5
 
27.3% Investigations into abuses 3
 
18.2% Rehabilitation services to family members 2
 
9.1% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 1
 

Year & District 

District

9.1% Fatehgarh Sahib 1
 
81.8% Rupnagar 9
 

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
 
9.1% 1988 1
 
0.0% 1989 0
 
0.0% 1990 0
 
45.5% 1991 5
 
9.1% 1992 1
 
0.0% 1993 0
 
36.4% 1994 4
 
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
 
0.0% Date Unknown 0
 

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