Mohd. Mustafa

17 documented cases directly implicating Mohd. Mustafa in abduction/disappearance:

Amritsar District

Ajnala Subdistrict
Palwinder Singh Male, age 20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Khatrai Kalan
Baba Bakala Subdistrict
Kuldip Singh Male, age 18 at time of extrajudicial execution, Nangli
Pargat Singh Male, age 24 at time of extrajudicial execution, Nangli
Patti Subdistrict
Balbir Singh Male, age 18-19 at time of extrajudicial execution, Patti
Sukhwinder Singh Male, age 26-28 at time of extrajudicial execution, Thathi Jaimal Singh

Firozpur District

Fazilka Subdistrict
Jarnail Singh Male, age 19 at time of extrajudicial execution, Mulianwali
Kundan Singh Male, age 27 at time of extrajudicial execution, Mulianwali
Firozpur Subdistrict
Nishan Singh Male, age 20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Ghulam Hussainwala
Zira Subdistrict
Gurlal Singh Male, age 18 at time of extrajudicial execution, Mansurwal
Shuwinder Singh Male, age 30 at time of extrajudicial execution, Roshan Shahwala

Gurdaspur District

Gurdaspur Subdistrict
Karam Singh Male, age 60 at time of extrajudicial execution, Masat Kot

Moga District

Bhagha Purana Subdistrict
Angrej Singh Male, age 30 at time of extrajudicial execution, Landa
Sewak Singh Male, age 23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Sangatpura
Moga Subdistrict
Sajjan Singh Male, age 21 at time of extrajudicial execution, Takhtuwala

Rupnagar District

Rupnagar Subdistrict
Ujjagar Singh Male, age 60-65 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kamalpur

Location Withheld

Anonymous Male, age 28 at time of extrajudicial execution, location withheld
Anonymous Male, age 25-26 at time of extrajudicial execution, location withheld

Key statistics of cases directly implicating Mohd. Mustafa:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 17
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

70.6% Not married 12
 
 
29.4% Married 5

If married, did the victim have children?

29.4% Yes 5
 


Total children surviving victims: 23

Religion

100.0% Sikh 17
 

Caste

64.7% Jat 11
 
 
35.3% Non-Jat 6

Age

88.2% 18-33 15
 
11.8% 50-64 2
 

Education

23.5% No education 4
 
17.6% Primary school 3
 
23.5% Middle school 4
 
29.4% High school 5
 
5.9% Vocational degree 1
 

Employment

52.9% Farmer/agriculture 9
 
11.8% Day labourer 2
 
5.9% Mechanic 1
 
5.9% Unemployed 1
 
23.5% Other 4
 

Urban / Rural

82.4% Rural 14
 
 
5.9% Urban 1

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

52.9% Yes 9
 
 
47.1% No 8

Prior torture

47.1% Yes 8
 
 
5.9% No 1

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

94.1% Yes 16
 
 
5.9% No 1

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

30.0% Yes 3
 
 
90.0% No 9

Witnesses to abduction

58.8% Yes 10
 
 
11.8% No 2

Victim abduction location

29.4% Victim’s residence 5
 
17.6% Friend/relative's residence 3
 
11.8% Village fields 2
 
5.9% Roadside 1
 
5.9% Shop/market 1
 
11.8% Other 2
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

76.5% Yes 13
 
 
17.6% No 3

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

17.6% Other 3
 
11.8% Gave no response 2
 
5.9% Denied involvement 1
 
5.9% Admitted extrajudicial execution with no explanation 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
64.7% No 11

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

100.0% Extrajudicial executions 17
 
 
0.0% Enforced disappearances 0

Number of victims per family

88.2% 1 victim 15
 
11.8% 2 victim 2
 

Related incidents

0.0% Genuine encounters in family 0
 
 
100.0% No genuine encounters in family 17

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

35.3% Cremated the body 6
 

Security forces returned body

17.6% Yes 3
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
76.5% No 13
 

Condition of corpse, if known

17.6% Bullet wounds 3
 
5.9% Bruises 1
 
5.9% Broken bones 1
 
5.9% Missing hair from head or face 1
 
5.9% Burn marks 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

100.0% Yes 17
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security forces uniformed

110.0% Yes 11
 
 
20.0% No 2

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

94.1% Punjab Police 16
 
11.8% CRPF 2
 
5.9% Black cat 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

100.0% Punjab police 17
 
5.9% CRPF 1
 
5.9% Black cat 1
 

Militancy Involvement 

Combatant status

52.9% Combatant 9
 
 
47.1% Non-combatant 8

Non-combatant, provided support to militants

17.6% Yes 3
 
 
29.4% No 5

If provided support, support was voluntary

11.8% Yes 2
 
 
5.9% No 1

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

23.5% Yes 4
 
 
70.6% No 12

Approached security officials

29.4% Yes 5
 
 
70.6% No 12

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

70.6% Afraid of retaliation 12
 
23.5% Didn’t know what to do 4
 
11.8% Believed it would have been ineffective 2
 
5.9% Couldn’t afford 1
 

Remedies desired from government

76.5% Employment 13
 
70.6% Truth commission 12
 
52.9% Monetary compensation to family 9
 
35.3% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 6
 
35.3% Investigations into abuses 6
 
23.5% Rehabilitation services to family members 4
 
23.5% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 4
 
5.9% Memorial for victims 1
 
5.9% Other 1
 

Year & District 

District

29.4% Amritsar 5
 
29.4% Firozpur 5
 
5.9% Gurdaspur 1
 
17.6% Moga 3
 
5.9% Rupnagar 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
 
0.0% 1987 0
 
0.0% 1988 0
 
0.0% 1989 0
 
0.0% 1990 0
 
23.5% 1991 4
 
47.1% 1992 8
 
11.8% 1993 2
 
11.8% 1994 2
 
5.9% 1995 1
 
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.