Amloh

8 documented cases implicating security forces based in Amloh:

Ludhiana District

Ludhiana East Subdistrict
Pritpal Singh Male, age 20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Ludhiana
Samrala Subdistrict
Davinder Singh Male, age 27-28 at time of extrajudicial execution, Seh

Patiala District

Patiala Subdistrict
Gurcharan Singh Male, age 29 at time of extrajudicial execution, Patiala
Kuldev Kaur Female, age 50-52 at time of extrajudicial execution, Patiala
Manjit Singh Male, age 26 at time of extrajudicial execution, Patiala
Raj Kaur Female, age 24-25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Patiala

Sangrur District

Sunam Subdistrict
Sukhpal Singh Male, age 22-23 at time of disappearance, Mehlan

Location Withheld

Anonymous Male, age 35-36 at time of extrajudicial execution, location withheld

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Amloh:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

75.0% Male 6
 
 
25.0% Female 2

Marital status

25.0% Not married 2
 
 
75.0% Married 6

If married, did the victim have children?

75.0% Yes 6
 


Total children surviving victims: 9

Religion

100.0% Sikh 8
 

Caste

100.0% Jat 8
 

Age

75.0% 18-33 6
 
12.5% 34-49 1
 
12.5% 50-64 1
 

Education

12.5% No education 1
 
37.5% Middle school 3
 
50.0% High school 4
 

Employment

37.5% Farmer/agriculture 3
 
12.5% Housewife 1
 
12.5% Unemployed 1
 
37.5% Other 3
 

Urban / Rural

25.0% Rural 2
 
 
62.5% Urban 5

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

62.5% Yes 5
 
 
37.5% No 3

Prior torture

62.5% Yes 5
 
 
0.0% No 0

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

100.0% Yes 8
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
166.7% No 5

Witnesses to abduction

37.5% Yes 3
 

Victim abduction location

37.5% Victim’s residence 3
 
25.0% Village fields 2
 
12.5% Roadside 1
 
12.5% Bus station/stand 1
 
12.5% Other 1
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

75.0% Yes 6
 
 
25.0% No 2

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

50.0% Denied involvement 4
 
50.0% Told family to go to another police station 4
 
12.5% Gave no response 1
 
12.5% Admitted extrajudicial execution with no explanation 1
 
12.5% Other 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
100.0% No 8

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

87.5% Extrajudicial executions 7
 
 
12.5% Enforced disappearances 1

Number of victims per family

62.5% 1 victim 5
 
37.5% 4 victim 3
 

Related incidents

0.0% Genuine encounters in family 0
 
 
100.0% No genuine encounters in family 8

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

25.0% Cremated the body 2
 

Security forces returned body

0.0% Yes 0
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
87.5% No 7
 

Condition of corpse, if known

12.5% Bruises 1
 
12.5% Bullet wounds 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

75.0% Yes 6
 
 
25.0% No 2

Security forces uniformed

166.7% Yes 5
 
 
66.7% No 2

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

100.0% Punjab Police 8
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

87.5% Punjab police 7
 
12.5% Criminal Investigation Agency 1
 

Militancy Involvement 

Combatant status

37.5% Combatant 3
 
 
62.5% Non-combatant 5

Non-combatant, provided support to militants

25.0% Yes 2
 
 
37.5% No 3

If provided support, support was voluntary

25.0% Yes 2
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

37.5% Yes 3
 
 
62.5% No 5

Approached security officials

62.5% Yes 5
 
 
37.5% No 3

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

62.5% Afraid of retaliation 5
 
12.5% Believed it would have been ineffective 1
 

Remedies desired from government

87.5% Truth commission 7
 
75.0% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 6
 
62.5% Memorial for victims 5
 
50.0% Investigations into abuses 4
 
37.5% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 3
 
25.0% Monetary compensation to family 2
 
25.0% Employment 2
 
12.5% Rehabilitation services to family members 1
 

Year & District 

District

25.0% Ludhiana 2
 
50.0% Patiala 4
 
12.5% Sangrur 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
 
0.0% 1987 0
 
0.0% 1988 0
 
0.0% 1989 0
 
0.0% 1990 0
 
0.0% 1991 0
 
37.5% 1992 3
 
50.0% 1993 4
 
12.5% 1994 1
 
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.