Satish Kumar Sharma

3 documented cases directly implicating Satish Kumar Sharma in abduction/disappearance and/or extrajudicial execution:

Muktsar District

Muktsar Subdistrict
Darshan Singh Male, age 22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Ranjitgarh

Rupnagar District

Rupnagar Subdistrict
Amarjit Singh Male, age 29 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kheri Salabatpur

Location Withheld

Anonymous Male, age 20-22 at time of extrajudicial execution, location withheld

Key statistics of cases directly implicating Satish Kumar Sharma:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 3
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

66.7% Not married 2
 
 
33.3% Married 1

If married, did the victim have children?

33.3% Yes 1
 


Total children surviving victims: 2

Religion

100.0% Sikh 3
 

Caste

66.7% Non-Jat 2
 
 
33.3% Jat 1

Age

100.0% 18-33 3
 

Education

33.3% Primary school 1
 
33.3% High school 1
 
33.3% Some college 1
 

Employment

33.3% Farmer/agriculture 1
 
66.7% Other 2
 

Urban / Rural

66.7% Rural 2
 
 
0.0% Urban 0

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

100.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Prior torture

100.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

66.7% Yes 2
 
 
33.3% No 1

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
50.0% No 1

Witnesses to abduction

66.7% Yes 2
 

Victim abduction location

33.3% Bus station/stand 1
 
33.3% Other 1
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
33.3% No 1

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

66.7% Killed victim in an “encounter” 2
 
33.3% Denied involvement 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
66.7% No 2

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

100.0% Extrajudicial executions 3
 
 
0.0% Enforced disappearances 0

Number of victims per family

100.0% 1 victim 3
 

Related incidents

0.0% Genuine encounters in family 0
 
 
100.0% No genuine encounters in family 3

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

66.7% Cremated the body 2
 

Security forces returned body

0.0% Yes 0
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
100.0% No 3
 

Condition of corpse, if known

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

100.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security forces uniformed

50.0% Yes 1
 
 
50.0% No 1

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

66.7% Punjab Police 2
 
33.3% CRPF 1
 
33.3% Criminal Investigation Agency 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

100.0% Punjab police 3
 
66.7% Criminal Investigation Agency 2
 
33.3% CRPF 1
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

66.7% Militant 2
 
 
33.3% Non-militant 1

Non-militant, provided support to militants

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
0.0% No 0

If provided support, support was voluntary

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
66.7% No 2

Approached security officials

66.7% Yes 2
 
 
33.3% No 1

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

66.7% Afraid of retaliation 2
 
33.3% Didn’t know what to do 1
 

Remedies desired from government

100.0% Monetary compensation to family 3
 
100.0% Employment 3
 
100.0% Truth commission 3
 
66.7% Investigations into abuses 2
 
33.3% Rehabilitation services to family members 1
 
33.3% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 1
 
33.3% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 1
 

Year & District 

District

33.3% Muktsar 1
 
33.3% 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
 
66.7% 1989 2
 
0.0% 1990 0
 
33.3% 1991 1
 
0.0% 1992 0
 
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
 
0.0% Date Unknown 0
 

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