Suresh Arora

6 documented cases directly implicating Suresh Arora in abduction/disappearance and/or extrajudicial execution:

Amritsar District

Amritsar I Subdistrict
Palwinder Singh Male, age 21-22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Roopowali Khurd

Hoshiarpur District

Garhshankar Subdistrict
Mahinderpal Singh Male, age 23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Laksihan
Hoshiarpur Subdistrict
Makhan Singh Male, age 25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Gagnoli

Jalandhar District

Jalandhar II Subdistrict
Bahadur Singh Male, age 30 at time of disappearance, Haller

Patiala District

Nabha Subdistrict
Sukwinder Singh Male, age 26-27 at time of extrajudicial execution, Dandrala Dhindsa

Location Withheld

Baljinder Singh Male, age 27 at time of extrajudicial execution, Rajasthan

Key statistics of cases directly implicating Suresh Arora:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 6
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

83.3% Not married 5
 
 
16.7% Married 1

If married, did the victim have children?

16.7% Yes 1
 


Total children surviving victims: 2

Religion

100.0% Sikh 6
 

Caste

66.7% Jat 4
 
 
33.3% Non-Jat 2

Age

100.0% 18-33 6
 

Education

33.3% Middle school 2
 
33.3% High school 2
 
33.3% Some college 2
 

Employment

33.3% Student 2
 
16.7% Farmer/agriculture 1
 
16.7% Unemployed 1
 
33.3% Other 2
 

Urban / Rural

83.3% Rural 5
 
 
0.0% Urban 0

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

66.7% Yes 4
 
 
33.3% No 2

Prior torture

50.0% Yes 3
 
 
16.7% No 1

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

100.0% Yes 6
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

25.0% Yes 1
 
 
25.0% No 1

Witnesses to abduction

66.7% Yes 4
 
 
16.7% No 1

Victim abduction location

16.7% Roadside 1
 
16.7% Village fields 1
 
16.7% Police station 1
 
33.3% Other 2
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

100.0% Yes 6
 
 
0.0% No 0

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

33.3% Denied involvement 2
 
16.7% Gave no response 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
50.0% No 3

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

83.3% Extrajudicial executions 5
 
 
16.7% Enforced disappearances 1

Number of victims per family

100.0% 1 victim 6
 

Related incidents

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

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

33.3% Cremated the body 2
 

Security forces returned body

16.7% Yes 1
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
66.7% No 4
 

Condition of corpse, if known

16.7% Bullet wounds 1
 
16.7% Cuts/wounds 1
 
16.7% Burn marks 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

100.0% Yes 6
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security forces uniformed

75.0% Yes 3
 
 
25.0% No 1

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

83.3% Punjab Police 5
 
16.7% CRPF 1
 
16.7% Criminal Investigation Agency 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

83.3% Punjab police 5
 

Militancy Involvement 

Combatant status

83.3% Combatant 5
 
 
16.7% Non-combatant 1

Non-combatant, provided support to militants

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
16.7% No 1

If provided support, support was voluntary

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

33.3% Yes 2
 
 
66.7% No 4

Approached security officials

33.3% Yes 2
 
 
66.7% No 4

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

66.7% Afraid of retaliation 4
 
50.0% Believed it would have been ineffective 3
 
16.7% Not applicable 1
 
16.7% Didn’t know what to do 1
 

Remedies desired from government

83.3% Truth commission 5
 
66.7% Investigations into abuses 4
 
33.3% Monetary compensation to family 2
 
33.3% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 2
 
33.3% Employment 2
 
33.3% Other 2
 
16.7% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 1
 
16.7% Memorial for victims 1
 
16.7% Desire nothing from government 1
 

Year & District 

District

16.7% Amritsar 1
 
33.3% Hoshiarpur 2
 
16.7% Jalandhar 1
 
16.7% Patiala 1
 

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
 
16.7% 1987 1
 
16.7% 1988 1
 
16.7% 1989 1
 
0.0% 1990 0
 
16.7% 1991 1
 
16.7% 1992 1
 
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
 
0.0% 2005 0
 
0.0% 2006 0
 
0.0% 2007 0
 
0.0% 2012 0
 
16.7% Date Unknown 1
 

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