Tapa

6 documented cases implicating security forces based in Tapa:

Bathinda District

Bathinda Subdistrict
Gurpreet Singh Male, age 38 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bhucho Mandi

Firozpur District

Firozpur Subdistrict
Sukhdev Singh Male, age 18-23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Loham

Sangrur District

Barnala Subdistrict
Darshan Singh Male, age 25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Rura Kalan
Jeet Singh Male, age 23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Rura Kalan

Location Withheld

Anonymous Male, age 20 at time of disappearance, location withheld
Anonymous Male, age 30-32 at time of extrajudicial execution, location withheld

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Tapa:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 6
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

66.7% Not married 4
 
 
33.3% Married 2

If married, did the victim have children?

16.7% No 1
 
 
16.7% Yes 1


Total children surviving victims: 3

Religion

100.0% Sikh 6
 

Caste

83.3% Jat 5
 
 
16.7% Non-Jat 1

Age

83.3% 18-33 5
 
16.7% 34-49 1
 

Education

50.0% No education 3
 
16.7% Primary school 1
 
16.7% High school 1
 

Employment

50.0% Farmer/agriculture 3
 
16.7% Day labourer 1
 
16.7% Unemployed 1
 
16.7% Other 1
 

Urban / Rural

50.0% Rural 3
 
 
16.7% Urban 1

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

50.0% Yes 3
 
 
50.0% No 3

Prior torture

33.3% Yes 2
 
 
16.7% No 1

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

66.7% Yes 4
 
 
33.3% No 2

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
100.0% No 3

Witnesses to abduction

50.0% Yes 3
 

Victim abduction location

16.7% Victim’s residence 1
 
16.7% Friend/relative's residence 1
 
33.3% Other 2
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

33.3% Yes 2
 
 
33.3% No 2

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

33.3% Other 2
 
16.7% Victim accidentally killed in custody 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

33.3% Yes 2
 
 
33.3% No 2

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

83.3% Extrajudicial executions 5
 
 
16.7% Enforced disappearances 1

Number of victims per family

66.7% 1 victim 4
 
33.3% 2 victim 2
 

Related incidents

0.0% Genuine encounters in family 0
 
 
100.0% No genuine encounters in family 6

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

16.7% Cremated the body 1
 

Security forces returned body

16.7% Yes 1
 
33.3% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 2
 
33.3% No 2
 

Condition of corpse, if known

16.7% Bullet wounds 1
 
16.7% Other 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

16.7% Yes 1
 
 
50.0% No 3

Security forces uniformed

100.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

66.7% Punjab Police 4
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

83.3% Punjab police 5
 
16.7% CRPF 1
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

66.7% Militant 4
 
 
33.3% Non-militant 2

Non-militant, provided support to militants

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
33.3% No 2

If provided support, support was voluntary

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

16.7% Yes 1
 
 
83.3% No 5

Approached security officials

50.0% Yes 3
 
 
50.0% No 3

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

66.7% Afraid of retaliation 4
 
16.7% Not applicable 1
 
16.7% Believed it would have been ineffective 1
 

Remedies desired from government

83.3% Monetary compensation to family 5
 
66.7% Truth commission 4
 
50.0% Investigations into abuses 3
 
33.3% Employment 2
 
16.7% Rehabilitation services to family members 1
 
16.7% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 1
 
16.7% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 1
 

Year & District 

District

16.7% Bathinda 1
 
16.7% Firozpur 1
 
33.3% 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
 
16.7% 1988 1
 
16.7% 1989 1
 
0.0% 1990 0
 
0.0% 1991 0
 
33.3% 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
 
16.7% 2005 1
 
0.0% 2006 0
 
16.7% 2007 1
 
0.0% 2012 0
 
0.0% Date Unknown 0
 

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