Budhlada

16 documented cases implicating security forces based in Budhlada:

Amritsar District

Tarn Taran Subdistrict
Gurmeet Singh Male, age 30-32 at time of extrajudicial execution, Khabba Rajputan

Bathinda District

Rampura Phul Subdistrict
Darshan Singh Male, age 28-30 at time of disappearance, Har Kishanpura

Fatehgarh Sahib District

Amloh Subdistrict
Jaspal Singh Male, age 35 at time of disappearance, Baina Buland

Mansa District

Budhlada Subdistrict
Gurmail Singh Male, age 24 at time of extrajudicial execution, Rampur Mander
Jagroop Singh Male, age 27-28 at time of extrajudicial execution, Hassanpur
Jaswant Singh Male, age 25-26 at time of disappearance, Akanwali
Najjar Singh Male, age 34-35 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kulana
Mansa Subdistrict
Baldev Singh Male, age 30-32 at time of extrajudicial execution, Barnala
Bhola Singh Male, age 24-25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Chakerian
Bhola Singh Male, age 21-22 at time of disappearance, Mansa
Darshan Singh Male, age 21 at time of disappearance, Khara
Makhan Singh Male, age 27-28 at time of extrajudicial execution, Khiala Kalan

Moga District

Moga Subdistrict
Jalour Singh Male, age 55 at time of extrajudicial execution, Fatehgarh Korotana

Sangrur District

Moonak Subdistrict
Davinder Singh Male, age 25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bakhora Kalan
Sangrur Subdistrict
Jagjit Singh Male, age 19 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kanoi

Location Withheld

Anonymous Male, age 24-25 at time of extrajudicial execution, location withheld

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Budhlada:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 16
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

50.0% Not married 8
 
 
50.0% Married 8

If married, did the victim have children?

37.5% Yes 6
 
 
12.5% No 2


Total children surviving victims: 15

Religion

100.0% Sikh 16
 

Caste

75.0% Jat 12
 
 
25.0% Non-Jat 4

Age

81.2% 18-33 13
 
12.5% 34-49 2
 
6.2% 50-64 1
 

Education

43.8% No education 7
 
25.0% Primary school 4
 
12.5% Middle school 2
 
12.5% High school 2
 
6.2% Some college 1
 

Employment

68.8% Farmer/agriculture 11
 
6.2% Day labourer 1
 
6.2% Carpenter 1
 
18.8% Other 3
 

Urban / Rural

87.5% Rural 14
 
 
6.2% Urban 1

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

56.2% Yes 9
 
 
43.8% No 7

Prior torture

56.2% Yes 9
 
 
0.0% No 0

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

81.2% Yes 13
 
 
18.8% No 3

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
166.7% No 10

Witnesses to abduction

37.5% Yes 6
 
 
12.5% No 2

Victim abduction location

25.0% Friend/relative's residence 4
 
12.5% Victim’s residence 2
 
12.5% Roadside 2
 
6.2% Checkpoint (naka) 1
 
6.2% Village fields 1
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

37.5% Yes 6
 
 
43.8% No 7

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

18.8% Told family to go to another police station 3
 
6.2% Gave no response 1
 
6.2% Killed victim in an “encounter” 1
 
6.2% Denied involvement 1
 
6.2% Admitted extrajudicial execution with no explanation 1
 
6.2% Other 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
81.2% No 13

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

68.8% Extrajudicial executions 11
 
 
31.2% Enforced disappearances 5

Number of victims per family

81.2% 1 victim 13
 
12.5% 2 victim 2
 
6.2% 3 victim 1
 

Related incidents

6.2% Genuine encounters in family 1
 
 
93.8% No genuine encounters in family 15

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

25.0% Cremated the body 4
 

Security forces returned body

12.5% Yes 2
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
56.2% No 9
 

Condition of corpse, if known

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

37.5% Yes 6
 
 
31.2% No 5

Security forces uniformed

133.3% Yes 8
 
 
16.7% No 1

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

75.0% Punjab Police 12
 
12.5% CRPF 2
 
6.2% Criminal Investigation Agency 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

68.8% Punjab police 11
 
6.2% CRPF 1
 
6.2% Army 1
 

Militancy Involvement 

Combatant status

50.0% Combatant 8
 
 
50.0% Non-combatant 8

Non-combatant, provided support to militants

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
43.8% No 7

If provided support, support was voluntary

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

18.8% Yes 3
 
 
81.2% No 13

Approached security officials

37.5% Yes 6
 
 
56.2% No 9

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

56.2% Afraid of retaliation 9
 
43.8% Didn’t know what to do 7
 
31.2% Couldn’t afford 5
 
25.0% Believed it would have been ineffective 4
 

Remedies desired from government

75.0% Truth commission 12
 
62.5% Monetary compensation to family 10
 
62.5% Investigations into abuses 10
 
37.5% Employment 6
 
31.2% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 5
 
25.0% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 4
 
6.2% Rehabilitation services to family members 1
 
6.2% Memorial for victims 1
 
6.2% Desire nothing from government 1
 

Year & District 

District

6.2% Amritsar 1
 
6.2% Bathinda 1
 
6.2% Fatehgarh Sahib 1
 
56.2% Mansa 9
 
6.2% Moga 1
 
12.5% Sangrur 2
 

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
 
6.2% 1989 1
 
6.2% 1990 1
 
25.0% 1991 4
 
31.2% 1992 5
 
25.0% 1993 4
 
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
 
6.2% Date Unknown 1
 

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