Firozpur Cantt.

3 documented cases implicating security forces based in Firozpur Cantt.:

Firozpur District

Firozpur Subdistrict
Gurdas Singh Male, age 28-30 at time of extrajudicial execution, Firozpur Cantt.
Hazara Singh Male, age 70-72 at time of extrajudicial execution, Piruwala
Labh Singh Male, age 30-35 at time of extrajudicial execution, Mattar Uttar

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Firozpur Cantt.:

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: 12

Religion

100.0% Sikh 3
 

Caste

100.0% Jat 3
 

Age

66.7% 18-33 2
 
33.3% 65+ 1
 

Education

100.0% No education 3
 

Employment

66.7% Farmer/agriculture 2
 
33.3% Other 1
 

Urban / Rural

66.7% Rural 2
 
 
33.3% Urban 1

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
33.3% No 1

Prior torture

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
0.0% No 0

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
66.7% No 2

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Witnesses to abduction

33.3% Yes 1
 

Victim abduction location

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
33.3% No 1

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

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 

Body disposal by security forces

Security forces returned body

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

Condition of corpse, if known

33.3% Bruises 1
 
33.3% Bullet wounds 1
 
33.3% Cuts/wounds 1
 
33.3% Other 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

66.7% Yes 2
 
 
33.3% No 1

Security forces uniformed

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

33.3% Punjab Police 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

33.3% Punjab police 1
 
33.3% CRPF 1
 
33.3% Army 1
 
33.3% Criminal Investigation Agency 1
 

Militancy Involvement 

Combatant status

0.0% Combatant 0
 
 
66.7% Non-combatant 2

Non-combatant, provided support to militants

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
66.7% No 2

If provided support, support was voluntary

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
66.7% No 2

Approached security officials

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
100.0% No 3

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

66.7% Afraid of retaliation 2
 
33.3% Believed it would have been ineffective 1
 
33.3% Didn’t know what to do 1
 

Remedies desired from government

66.7% Monetary compensation to family 2
 
66.7% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 2
 
66.7% Employment 2
 
66.7% Truth commission 2
 
66.7% Memorial for victims 2
 
33.3% Rehabilitation services to family members 1
 
33.3% Investigations into abuses 1
 

Year & District 

District

100.0% Firozpur 3
 

Year

0.0% 1981 0
 
0.0% 1982 0
 
0.0% 1983 0
 
33.3% 1984 1
 
0.0% 1985 0
 
0.0% 1986 0
 
0.0% 1987 0
 
0.0% 1988 0
 
0.0% 1989 0
 
33.3% 1990 1
 
0.0% 1991 0
 
0.0% 1992 0
 
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
 
33.3% Date Unknown 1
 

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