Gurmeet Singh [Pinky]

10 documented cases directly implicating Gurmeet Singh [Pinky] in abduction/disappearance:

Amritsar District

Ajnala Subdistrict
Balwinder Singh Male, age 22-23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Chhiddan

Ludhiana District

Jagroan Subdistrict
Gurdeep Singh Male, age 35-36 at time of extrajudicial execution, Mann
Harchand Singh Male, age 34-35 at time of extrajudicial execution, Mann
Jasvir Singh Male, age 19 at time of extrajudicial execution, Mann
Kulwant Singh Male, age 21-22 at time of disappearance, Mann
Manjinder Pal Singh Male, age 23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Lilan
Ranjit Singh Male, age 19 at time of extrajudicial execution, Mann
Sukhdev Singh Male, age 28 at time of extrajudicial execution, Mann
Ludhiana East Subdistrict
Tarlochan Singh Male, age 29 at time of extrajudicial execution, Daba
Ludhiana West Subdistrict
Karamjeet Singh Male, age 22-23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Gill

Key statistics of cases directly implicating Gurmeet Singh [Pinky]:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 10
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

50.0% Not married 5
 
 
50.0% Married 5

If married, did the victim have children?

40.0% Yes 4
 
 
10.0% No 1


Total children surviving victims: 7

Religion

100.0% Sikh 10
 

Caste

80.0% Jat 8
 
 
20.0% Non-Jat 2

Age

80.0% 18-33 8
 
20.0% 34-49 2
 

Education

10.0% Primary school 1
 
50.0% Middle school 5
 
30.0% High school 3
 
10.0% College degree 1
 

Employment

60.0% Farmer/agriculture 6
 
10.0% Day labourer 1
 
10.0% Driver (bus/truck/car) 1
 
30.0% Other 3
 

Urban / Rural

90.0% Rural 9
 
 
10.0% Urban 1

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
100.0% No 10

Prior torture

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

100.0% Yes 10
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

25.0% Yes 2
 
 
100.0% No 8

Witnesses to abduction

80.0% Yes 8
 

Victim abduction location

70.0% Victim’s residence 7
 
20.0% Shop/market 2
 
10.0% Other 1
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

80.0% Yes 8
 
 
20.0% No 2

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

20.0% Told family to go to another police station 2
 
20.0% Other 2
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
90.0% No 9

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

90.0% Extrajudicial executions 9
 
 
10.0% Enforced disappearances 1

Number of victims per family

70.0% 1 victim 7
 
30.0% 2 victim 3
 

Related incidents

0.0% Genuine encounters in family 0
 
 
100.0% No genuine encounters in family 10

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

20.0% Cremated the body 2
 

Security forces returned body

0.0% Yes 0
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
90.0% No 9
 

Condition of corpse, if known

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

100.0% Yes 10
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security forces uniformed

125.0% Yes 10
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

100.0% Punjab Police 10
 
70.0% Criminal Investigation Agency 7
 
20.0% Other 2
 
10.0% CRPF 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

90.0% Punjab police 9
 
50.0% Criminal Investigation Agency 5
 

Militancy Involvement 

Combatant status

10.0% Combatant 1
 
 
90.0% Non-combatant 9

Non-combatant, provided support to militants

20.0% Yes 2
 
 
70.0% No 7

If provided support, support was voluntary

20.0% Yes 2
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

30.0% Yes 3
 
 
70.0% No 7

Approached security officials

40.0% Yes 4
 
 
60.0% No 6

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

50.0% Afraid of retaliation 5
 
10.0% Not applicable 1
 
10.0% Believed it would have been ineffective 1
 
10.0% Didn’t know what to do 1
 
10.0% Couldn’t afford 1
 

Remedies desired from government

80.0% Monetary compensation to family 8
 
80.0% Truth commission 8
 
60.0% Employment 6
 
40.0% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 4
 
40.0% Investigations into abuses 4
 
20.0% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 2
 
10.0% Rehabilitation services to family members 1
 
10.0% Memorial for victims 1
 

Year & District 

District

10.0% Amritsar 1
 
90.0% Ludhiana 9
 

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
 
0.0% 1990 0
 
10.0% 1991 1
 
20.0% 1992 2
 
60.0% 1993 6
 
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
 
10.0% Date Unknown 1
 

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