Samrala

9 documented cases implicating security forces based in Samrala:

Amritsar District

Baba Bakala Subdistrict
Manjit Singh Male, age 25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Wazir Bhullar

Fatehgarh Sahib District

Khamanon Subdistrict
Rampal Singh Male, age 27 at time of disappearance, Gaggarwal

Ludhiana District

Ludhiana East Subdistrict
Maghar Singh Male, age 31 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bhaini Ala
Sukhbir Singh Male, age 20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kot gangurai
Samrala Subdistrict
Guljar Singh Male, age 22-23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Mushkabad
Gulzar Singh Male, age 25-26 at time of extrajudicial execution, Khatran
Sukhcharanjeet Singh Male, age 24-25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Salodi

Nawanshahr District

Nawanshahr Subdistrict
Gurnam Singh Male, age 30-31 at time of extrajudicial execution, Rehpa

Location Withheld

Anonymous Male, age 55-60 at time of extrajudicial execution, location withheld

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Samrala:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 9
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

66.7% Not married 6
 
 
33.3% Married 3

If married, did the victim have children?

33.3% Yes 3
 


Total children surviving victims: 9

Religion

100.0% Sikh 9
 

Caste

66.7% Jat 6
 
 
33.3% Non-Jat 3

Age

88.9% 18-33 8
 
11.1% 50-64 1
 

Education

22.2% Primary school 2
 
33.3% Middle school 3
 
22.2% High school 2
 
11.1% College degree 1
 

Employment

33.3% Farmer/agriculture 3
 
11.1% Shopkeeper 1
 
11.1% Driver (bus/truck/car) 1
 
11.1% Mechanic 1
 
11.1% Student 1
 
33.3% Other 3
 

Urban / Rural

88.9% Rural 8
 
 
0.0% Urban 0

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

55.6% Yes 5
 
 
44.4% No 4

Prior torture

44.4% Yes 4
 
 
11.1% No 1

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

77.8% Yes 7
 
 
22.2% No 2

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
166.7% No 5

Witnesses to abduction

33.3% Yes 3
 
 
11.1% No 1

Victim abduction location

22.2% Roadside 2
 
11.1% Friend/relative's residence 1
 
11.1% Village fields 1
 
11.1% Bus station/stand 1
 
22.2% Other 2
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

77.8% Yes 7
 
 
0.0% No 0

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

11.1% Killed victim in an “encounter” 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
44.4% No 4

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

88.9% Extrajudicial executions 8
 
 
11.1% Enforced disappearances 1

Number of victims per family

100.0% 1 victim 9
 

Related incidents

11.1% Genuine encounters in family 1
 
 
88.9% No genuine encounters in family 8

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

55.6% Cremated the body 5
 

Security forces returned body

11.1% Yes 1
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
77.8% No 7
 

Condition of corpse, if known

11.1% Other 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

55.6% Yes 5
 
 
22.2% No 2

Security forces uniformed

133.3% Yes 4
 
 
66.7% No 2

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

77.8% Punjab Police 7
 
11.1% Black cat 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

88.9% Punjab police 8
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

66.7% Militant 6
 
 
11.1% Non-militant 1

Non-militant, provided support to militants

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
11.1% No 1

If provided support, support was voluntary

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

33.3% Yes 3
 
 
66.7% No 6

Approached security officials

11.1% Yes 1
 
 
88.9% No 8

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

55.6% Afraid of retaliation 5
 
11.1% Not applicable 1
 
11.1% Couldn’t afford 1
 

Remedies desired from government

55.6% Monetary compensation to family 5
 
55.6% Employment 5
 
44.4% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 4
 
33.3% Rehabilitation services to family members 3
 
33.3% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 3
 
33.3% Truth commission 3
 
22.2% Investigations into abuses 2
 
22.2% Memorial for victims 2
 

Year & District 

District

11.1% Amritsar 1
 
11.1% Fatehgarh Sahib 1
 
55.6% Ludhiana 5
 
11.1% Nawanshahr 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
 
11.1% 1987 1
 
11.1% 1988 1
 
33.3% 1989 3
 
0.0% 1990 0
 
22.2% 1991 2
 
0.0% 1992 0
 
0.0% 1993 0
 
11.1% 1994 1
 
0.0% 1995 0
 
0.0% 1996 0
 
11.1% 1997 1
 
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.