Sangrur

48 documented cases implicating security forces based in Sangrur:

Amritsar District

Amritsar II Subdistrict
Jaswinder Singh Male, age 24-25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Amritsar
Patti Subdistrict
Jagdeesh Singh Male, age 23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Ahmedpur
Tarn Taran Subdistrict
Gurmeet Singh Male, age 30-32 at time of extrajudicial execution, Khabba Rajputan
Vasan Singh Male, age 22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Sakhira

Bathinda District

Bathinda Subdistrict
Gurmeet Singh Male, age 23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Poohli

Fatehgarh Sahib District

Bassi Pathana Subdistrict
Kuldeep Singh Male, age 23-24 at time of disappearance, Kalaundi

Gurdaspur District

Batala Subdistrict
Ranjit Singh Male, age 35 at time of disappearance, Said Mubarak
Satnam Singh Male, age 30 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bawali Inderjit
Sawaran Singh Male, age 22-25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bawali Inderjit

Kapurthala District

Kapurthala Subdistrict
Jagwinder Singh Male, age 24 at time of disappearance, Kapurthala

Ludhiana District

Ludhiana West Subdistrict
Ranjit Singh Male, age 25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Jangpur
Raikot Subdistrict
Baljinder Singh Male, age 22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Abuwal
Mahinder Singh Male, age 30 at time of extrajudicial execution, Abuwal
Samrala Subdistrict
Nirbhai Singh Male, age 35 at time of extrajudicial execution, Ghulal

Mansa District

Budhlada Subdistrict
Jagroop Singh Male, age 27-28 at time of extrajudicial execution, Hassanpur
Kashmir Singh Male, age 25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Boha

Moga District

Moga Subdistrict
Balwant Singh Male, age 22-23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Takhanwad
Basant Singh Male, age 23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Jhandiana Sharki

Patiala District

Samana Subdistrict
Kanta Singh Male, age 17 at time of extrajudicial execution, Majri

Sangrur District

Barnala Subdistrict
Mahinderpal Singh Male, age 27-28 at time of extrajudicial execution, Sanghera
Sukhwinder Singh Bhatti Male, age 43 at time of disappearance, Badbar
Swaranjit Singh Male, age 18-19 at time of extrajudicial execution, Dhanuala
Dhuri Subdistrict
Baldev Singh Male, age 40 at time of extrajudicial execution, Issi
Hardeep Singh Male, age 21-22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Pedni Kalan
Nirbhai Singh Male, age 23 at time of disappearance, Alal
Nirmal Singh Male, age 20-21 at time of extrajudicial execution, Rajo Majra
Ram Singh Billing Male, age 39 at time of extrajudicial execution, Dhadogal
Sukhjit Singh Male, age 23-24 at time of disappearance, Rajo Majra
Malerkotla Subdistrict
Akbar Khan Male, age 20-22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Rurka
Kulwant Singh Male, age 29 at time of disappearance, Sehke
Sukhdev Singh Male, age 30 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bunga
Moonak Subdistrict
Daan Singh Male, age 90 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bakhora Kalan
Pritam Singh Male, age 60-65 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bakhora Kalan
Sangrur Subdistrict
Darshan Singh Male, age 20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Longowal
Davinder Singh Male, age 17 at time of extrajudicial execution, Gharachon
Gurbaj Singh Male, age 13 at time of extrajudicial execution, Gharachon
Gurdial Kaur Female, age 61-62 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bhawanigarh
Gurtej Singh Male, age 33-34 at time of disappearance, Bhawanigarh
Lakhveer Singh Male, age 22 at time of disappearance, Kapial
Palwinder Singh Male, age 36 at time of disappearance, Gehlan
Sukhdarshan Singh Male, age 18 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bahadarpur
Sunam Subdistrict
Bhura Singh Male, age 28 at time of extrajudicial execution, Dola Singhwala
Lakhwinder Singh Male, age 30 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bharur
Tejinder Singh Male, age 34 at time of disappearance, Sunam

Location Withheld

Anonymous Male, age 25 at time of extrajudicial execution, location withheld
Anonymous Male, age 22-23 at time of disappearance, location withheld
Anonymous Male, age 19-20 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 Sangrur:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

97.9% Male 47
 
 
2.1% Female 1

Marital status

58.3% Not married 28
 
 
41.7% Married 20

If married, did the victim have children?

39.6% Yes 19
 
 
2.1% No 1


Total children surviving victims: 52

Religion

95.8% Sikh 46
 
 
4.2% Non-Sikh 2

Caste

77.1% Jat 37
 
 
22.9% Non-Jat 11

Age

6.2% 0-17 3
 
72.9% 18-33 35
 
14.6% 34-49 7
 
4.2% 50-64 2
 
2.1% 65+ 1
 

Education

20.8% No education 10
 
14.6% Primary school 7
 
10.4% Middle school 5
 
31.2% High school 15
 
4.2% Some college 2
 
4.2% College degree 2
 
8.3% Graduate degree 4
 
4.2% Vocational degree 2
 

Employment

47.9% Farmer/agriculture 23
 
14.6% Student 7
 
6.2% Day labourer 3
 
4.2% Shopkeeper 2
 
4.2% Driver (bus/truck/car) 2
 
2.1% Housewife 1
 
2.1% Unemployed 1
 
27.1% Other 13
 

Urban / Rural

75.0% Rural 36
 
 
16.7% Urban 8

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

62.5% Yes 30
 
 
37.5% No 18

Prior torture

43.8% Yes 21
 
 
18.8% No 9

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

81.2% Yes 39
 
 
18.8% No 9

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

22.2% Yes 6
 
 
74.1% No 20

Witnesses to abduction

56.2% Yes 27
 
 
6.2% No 3

Victim abduction location

18.8% Roadside 9
 
14.6% Village fields 7
 
12.5% Victim’s residence 6
 
8.3% Police station 4
 
4.2% Bus station/stand 2
 
2.1% Friend/relative's residence 1
 
2.1% Checkpoint (naka) 1
 
8.3% Other 4
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

64.6% Yes 31
 
 
16.7% No 8

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

14.6% Told family to go to another police station 7
 
12.5% Gave no response 6
 
12.5% Denied involvement 6
 
10.4% Other 5
 
4.2% Killed victim in an “encounter” 2
 
2.1% Admitted custody only 1
 
2.1% Victim had escaped 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

12.5% Yes 6
 
 
64.6% No 31

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

72.9% Extrajudicial executions 35
 
 
27.1% Enforced disappearances 13

Number of victims per family

85.4% 1 victim 41
 
6.2% 2 victim 3
 
6.2% 3 victim 3
 
2.1% 6 victim 1
 

Related incidents

0.0% Genuine encounters in family 0
 
 
100.0% No genuine encounters in family 48

Body Disposal 

Security forces returned body

14.6% Yes 7
 
2.1% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 1
 
56.2% No 27
 

Body disposal by security forces

16.7% Cremated the body 8
 
2.1% Dumped body in canal or river 1
 

Condition of corpse, if known

8.3% Other 4
 
6.2% Bullet wounds 3
 
4.2% Broken bones 2
 
2.1% Bruises 1
 
2.1% Cuts/wounds 1
 
2.1% Missing hair from head or face 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

54.2% Yes 26
 
 
22.9% No 11

Security forces uniformed

96.3% Yes 26
 
 
11.1% No 3

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

79.2% Punjab Police 38
 
6.2% CRPF 3
 
4.2% Criminal Investigation Agency 2
 
2.1% Cat 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

70.8% Punjab police 34
 
6.2% Criminal Investigation Agency 3
 
4.2% CRPF 2
 
2.1% Army 1
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

39.6% Militant 19
 
 
58.3% Non-militant 28

Non-militant, provided support to militants

10.4% Yes 5
 
 
45.8% No 22

If provided support, support was voluntary

8.3% Yes 4
 
 
2.1% No 1

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

33.3% Yes 16
 
 
66.7% No 32

Approached security officials

45.8% Yes 22
 
 
52.1% No 25

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

56.2% Afraid of retaliation 27
 
27.1% Didn’t know what to do 13
 
16.7% Couldn’t afford 8
 
6.2% Not applicable 3
 
6.2% Believed it would have been ineffective 3
 
2.1% Other 1
 

Remedies desired from government

75.0% Truth commission 36
 
64.6% Monetary compensation to family 31
 
54.2% Investigations into abuses 26
 
45.8% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 22
 
45.8% Employment 22
 
16.7% Rehabilitation services to family members 8
 
16.7% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 8
 
16.7% Memorial for victims 8
 
2.1% Desire nothing from government 1
 
2.1% Other 1
 

Year & District 

District

8.3% Amritsar 4
 
2.1% Bathinda 1
 
2.1% Fatehgarh Sahib 1
 
6.2% Gurdaspur 3
 
2.1% Kapurthala 1
 
8.3% Ludhiana 4
 
4.2% Mansa 2
 
4.2% Moga 2
 
2.1% Patiala 1
 
52.1% Sangrur 25
 
8.3% Location Withheld 4
 

Year

0.0% 1981 0
 
0.0% 1982 0
 
0.0% 1983 0
 
0.0% 1984 0
 
0.0% 1985 0
 
2.1% 1986 1
 
10.4% 1987 5
 
2.1% 1988 1
 
2.1% 1989 1
 
4.2% 1990 2
 
14.6% 1991 7
 
25.0% 1992 12
 
18.8% 1993 9
 
8.3% 1994 4
 
4.2% 1995 2
 
2.1% 1996 1
 
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% Year Unknown 3
 

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