Handiaya

26 documented cases implicating security forces based in Handiaya:

Amritsar District

Tarn Taran Subdistrict
Gurpartap Singh Male, age 17 at time of extrajudicial execution, Walipur

Fatehgarh Sahib District

Khamanon Subdistrict
Jasveer Singh Male, age 25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Hargana

Ludhiana District

Jagroan Subdistrict
Jaswant Singh Male, age 42 at time of extrajudicial execution, Boparai Kalan
Ranvir Singh Male, age 55 at time of extrajudicial execution, Pona

Sangrur District

Barnala Subdistrict
Balraj Singh Male, age 17 at time of extrajudicial execution, Manal
Bikar Singh Male, age 19-20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Ghunas
Darshan Singh Male, age 25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Rura Kalan
Darshan Singh Male, age 27 at time of extrajudicial execution, Gehal
Dhanna Singh Male, age 30 at time of extrajudicial execution, Ghunas
Didar Singh Male, age 22-23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bazidke Khurd
Jagmail Singh Male, age 21-22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Mangewal
Jaswinder Singh Male, age 43 at time of extrajudicial execution, Dhaula
Jora Singh Male, age 30-32 at time of extrajudicial execution, Naraingarh Sohian
Kartar Singh Male, age 37 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bhotna
Lamber Singh Male, age 22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Khudi Khurd
Lember Singh Male, age 26 at time of extrajudicial execution, Khudi Kalan
Maghar Singh Male, age 44-45 at time of extrajudicial execution, Thuliwal
Naseeb Kaur Female, age 40-42 at time of extrajudicial execution, Thuliwal
Sodagar Singh Male, age 22-23 at time of disappearance, Mangewal
Surjit Singh Male, age 48-50 at time of extrajudicial execution, Sanghera
Dhuri Subdistrict
Amarjeet Singh Male, age 35 at time of extrajudicial execution, Alal
Hardeep Singh Male, age 18-19 at time of extrajudicial execution, Rajo Majra
Sunam Subdistrict
Balbir Singh Male, age 35 at time of extrajudicial execution, Namol

Location Withheld

Anonymous Male, age 35 at time of disappearance, location withheld
Anonymous Male, age 21 at time of disappearance, location withheld
Anonymous Male, age 25 at time of extrajudicial execution, location withheld

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Handiaya:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

96.2% Male 25
 
 
3.8% Female 1

Marital status

42.3% Not married 11
 
 
57.7% Married 15

If married, did the victim have children?

53.8% Yes 14
 
 
3.8% No 1


Total children surviving victims: 36

Religion

100.0% Sikh 26
 

Caste

88.5% Jat 23
 
 
11.5% Non-Jat 3

Age

7.7% 0-17 2
 
53.8% 18-33 14
 
34.6% 34-49 9
 
3.8% 50-64 1
 

Education

23.1% No education 6
 
30.8% Primary school 8
 
3.8% Middle school 1
 
38.5% High school 10
 
3.8% Some college 1
 

Employment

61.5% Farmer/agriculture 16
 
7.7% Student 2
 
3.8% Shopkeeper 1
 
3.8% Day labourer 1
 
3.8% Driver (bus/truck/car) 1
 
3.8% Housewife 1
 
26.9% Other 7
 

Urban / Rural

88.5% Rural 23
 
 
0.0% Urban 0

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

61.5% Yes 16
 
 
38.5% No 10

Prior torture

50.0% Yes 13
 
 
11.5% No 3

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

76.9% Yes 20
 
 
19.2% No 5

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

37.5% Yes 6
 
 
50.0% No 8

Witnesses to abduction

61.5% Yes 16
 
 
11.5% No 3

Victim abduction location

26.9% Victim’s residence 7
 
15.4% Police station 4
 
11.5% Roadside 3
 
7.7% Friend/relative's residence 2
 
3.8% Bus station/stand 1
 
3.8% Other 1
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

57.7% Yes 15
 
 
19.2% No 5

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

15.4% Gave no response 4
 
15.4% Other 4
 
11.5% Denied involvement 3
 
11.5% Admitted extrajudicial execution with no explanation 3
 
7.7% Told family to go to another police station 2
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

7.7% Yes 2
 
 
69.2% No 18

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

88.5% Extrajudicial executions 23
 
 
11.5% Enforced disappearances 3

Number of victims per family

76.9% 1 victim 20
 
23.1% 2 victim 6
 

Related incidents

3.8% Genuine encounters in family 1
 
 
96.2% No genuine encounters in family 25

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

26.9% Cremated the body 7
 

Security forces returned body

15.4% Yes 4
 
3.8% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 1
 
69.2% No 18
 

Condition of corpse, if known

11.5% Other 3
 
3.8% Bullet wounds 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

80.8% Yes 21
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security forces uniformed

56.2% Yes 9
 
 
6.2% No 1

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

46.2% Criminal Investigation Agency 12
 
34.6% Punjab Police 9
 
3.8% Other 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

46.2% Punjab police 12
 
42.3% Criminal Investigation Agency 11
 
3.8% CRPF 1
 

Militancy Involvement 

Combatant status

19.2% Combatant 5
 
 
76.9% Non-combatant 20

Non-combatant, provided support to militants

42.3% Yes 11
 
 
34.6% No 9

If provided support, support was voluntary

34.6% Yes 9
 
 
7.7% No 2

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

23.1% Yes 6
 
 
76.9% No 20

Approached security officials

42.3% Yes 11
 
 
57.7% No 15

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

65.4% Afraid of retaliation 17
 
15.4% Didn’t know what to do 4
 
11.5% Couldn’t afford 3
 
11.5% Other 3
 
7.7% Believed it would have been ineffective 2
 

Remedies desired from government

76.9% Monetary compensation to family 20
 
69.2% Truth commission 18
 
65.4% Investigations into abuses 17
 
50.0% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 13
 
46.2% Employment 12
 
34.6% Rehabilitation services to family members 9
 
11.5% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 3
 
7.7% Memorial for victims 2
 

Year & District 

District

3.8% Amritsar 1
 
3.8% Fatehgarh Sahib 1
 
7.7% Ludhiana 2
 
73.1% Sangrur 19
 

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
 
3.8% 1990 1
 
0.0% 1991 0
 
46.2% 1992 12
 
34.6% 1993 9
 
0.0% 1994 0
 
3.8% 1995 1
 
3.8% 1996 1
 
0.0% 1997 0
 
0.0% 1998 0
 
3.8% 1999 1
 
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
 
3.8% Date Unknown 1
 

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