Banur

7 documented cases implicating security forces based in Banur:

Gurdaspur District

Dera Baba Nanak Subdistrict
Ranjit Singh Male, age 25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Thetharke

Ludhiana District

Khanna Subdistrict
Hardeep Singh Male, age 22-23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Mahawan

Patiala District

Dera Bassi Subdistrict
Jhujar Singh Male, age 26-27 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bhagwanpur
Rajpura Subdistrict
Avtar Singh Male, age 23 at time of disappearance, Akkar
Bhagwant Singh Male, age 25-26 at time of extrajudicial execution, Ramgarh Urf Buta Singhwala
Sharanjit Singh Male, age 23-24 at time of extrajudicial execution, Rajpura

Location Withheld

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

Key statistics of cases implicating security forces based in Banur:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 7
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

57.1% Not married 4
 
 
42.9% Married 3

If married, did the victim have children?

28.6% Yes 2
 
 
14.3% No 1


Total children surviving victims: 3

Religion

100.0% Sikh 7
 

Caste

71.4% Jat 5
 
 
28.6% Non-Jat 2

Age

100.0% 18-33 7
 

Education

28.6% Middle school 2
 
57.1% High school 4
 
14.3% Some college 1
 

Employment

42.9% Farmer/agriculture 3
 
14.3% Driver (bus/truck/car) 1
 
42.9% Other 3
 

Urban / Rural

71.4% Rural 5
 
 
14.3% Urban 1

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

57.1% Yes 4
 
 
42.9% No 3

Prior torture

42.9% Yes 3
 
 
14.3% No 1

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

57.1% Yes 4
 
 
28.6% No 2

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

66.7% Yes 2
 
 
33.3% No 1

Witnesses to abduction

42.9% Yes 3
 

Victim abduction location

28.6% Victim’s residence 2
 
14.3% Roadside 1
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

42.9% Yes 3
 
 
14.3% No 1

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

28.6% Other 2
 
14.3% Gave no response 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

14.3% Yes 1
 
 
42.9% No 3

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

85.7% Extrajudicial executions 6
 
 
14.3% Enforced disappearances 1

Number of victims per family

100.0% 1 victim 7
 

Related incidents

0.0% Genuine encounters in family 0
 
 
100.0% No genuine encounters in family 7

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

14.3% Cremated the body 1
 

Security forces returned body

71.4% Yes 5
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
14.3% No 1
 

Condition of corpse, if known

28.6% Bullet wounds 2
 
14.3% Bruises 1
 
14.3% Other 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

57.1% Yes 4
 
 
14.3% No 1

Security forces uniformed

100.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

57.1% Punjab Police 4
 
28.6% CRPF 2
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

85.7% Punjab police 6
 
14.3% CRPF 1
 
14.3% Black cat 1
 
14.3% Other 1
 

Militancy Involvement 

Combatant status

42.9% Combatant 3
 
 
57.1% Non-combatant 4

Non-combatant, provided support to militants

28.6% Yes 2
 
 
14.3% No 1

If provided support, support was voluntary

28.6% Yes 2
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

28.6% Yes 2
 
 
71.4% No 5

Approached security officials

42.9% Yes 3
 
 
57.1% No 4

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

71.4% Afraid of retaliation 5
 
14.3% Not applicable 1
 
14.3% Believed it would have been ineffective 1
 
14.3% Didn’t know what to do 1
 
14.3% Couldn’t afford 1
 

Remedies desired from government

71.4% Monetary compensation to family 5
 
71.4% Truth commission 5
 
71.4% Investigations into abuses 5
 
42.9% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 3
 
42.9% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 3
 
28.6% Employment 2
 
14.3% Rehabilitation services to family members 1
 
14.3% Memorial for victims 1
 

Year & District 

District

14.3% Gurdaspur 1
 
14.3% Ludhiana 1
 
57.1% Patiala 4
 

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
 
14.3% 1987 1
 
0.0% 1988 0
 
0.0% 1989 0
 
0.0% 1990 0
 
71.4% 1991 5
 
0.0% 1992 0
 
14.3% 1993 1
 
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
 
0.0% Date Unknown 0
 

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