Doraha

3 documented cases implicating security forces based in Doraha:

Ludhiana District

Ludhiana West Subdistrict
Karamjeet Singh Male, age 22-23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Gill
Payal Subdistrict
Major Singh Male, age 55 at time of extrajudicial execution, Doraha
Samrala Subdistrict
Avtar Singh Male, age 27-28 at time of extrajudicial execution, Chawa

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Doraha:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 3
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

33.3% Not married 1
 
 
66.7% Married 2

If married, did the victim have children?

66.7% Yes 2
 


Total children surviving victims: 3

Religion

100.0% Sikh 3
 

Caste

66.7% Jat 2
 
 
33.3% Non-Jat 1

Age

66.7% 18-33 2
 
33.3% 50-64 1
 

Education

33.3% No education 1
 
33.3% Primary school 1
 
33.3% High school 1
 

Employment

33.3% Farmer/agriculture 1
 
33.3% Day labourer 1
 
33.3% Driver (bus/truck/car) 1
 

Urban / Rural

66.7% Rural 2
 
 
33.3% Urban 1

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

66.7% Yes 2
 
 
33.3% No 1

Prior torture

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
33.3% No 1

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

100.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

200.0% Yes 2
 
 
100.0% No 1

Witnesses to abduction

33.3% Yes 1
 

Victim abduction location

33.3% Victim’s residence 1
 
66.7% Other 2
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

100.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

33.3% Other 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
100.0% No 3

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 

Security forces returned body

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

Body disposal by security forces

Condition of corpse, if known

33.3% Bruises 1
 
33.3% Cuts/wounds 1
 
33.3% Burn marks 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

100.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security forces uniformed

300.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

100.0% Punjab Police 3
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

100.0% Punjab police 3
 
33.3% CRPF 1
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

66.7% Militant 2
 
 
33.3% Non-militant 1

Non-militant, provided support to militants

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
0.0% No 0

If provided support, support was voluntary

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
100.0% No 3

Approached security officials

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
66.7% No 2

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

100.0% Afraid of retaliation 3
 
33.3% Couldn’t afford 1
 

Remedies desired from government

100.0% Monetary compensation to family 3
 
100.0% Rehabilitation services to family members 3
 
100.0% Employment 3
 
33.3% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 1
 
33.3% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 1
 
33.3% Truth commission 1
 

Year & District 

District

100.0% Ludhiana 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
 
33.3% 1988 1
 
0.0% 1989 0
 
0.0% 1990 0
 
0.0% 1991 0
 
66.7% 1992 2
 
0.0% 1993 0
 
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
 
0.0% Year Unknown 0
 

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