Harkishan Singh Kahlon

6 documented cases directly implicating Harkishan Singh Kahlon in abduction/disappearance and/or extrajudicial execution:

Bathinda District

Bathinda Subdistrict
Rajinder Kumar Male, age 23-24 at time of extrajudicial execution, Mehma Sarja

Jalandhar District

Phillaur Subdistrict
Sukwinder Singh Male, age 22-23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Dalla

Kapurthala District

Sultanpur Lodhi Subdistrict
Avtar Singh Male, age 22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kalru

Moga District

Nihal Singhwala Subdistrict
Gursewak Singh Male, age 24 at time of extrajudicial execution, Manuke

Location Withheld

Anonymous Male, age 32-33 at time of disappearance, location withheld
Anonymous Male, age 67-68 at time of disappearance, location withheld

Key statistics of cases directly implicating Harkishan Singh Kahlon:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 6
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

50.0% Not married 3
 
 
50.0% Married 3

If married, did the victim have children?

50.0% Yes 3
 


Total children surviving victims: 7

Religion

83.3% Sikh 5
 
 
16.7% Non-Sikh 1

Caste

66.7% Non-Jat 4
 
 
33.3% Jat 2

Age

83.3% 18-33 5
 
16.7% 65+ 1
 

Education

100.0% High school 6
 

Employment

50.0% Farmer/agriculture 3
 
50.0% Other 3
 

Urban / Rural

66.7% Rural 4
 
 
0.0% Urban 0

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

66.7% Yes 4
 
 
33.3% No 2

Prior torture

66.7% Yes 4
 
 
0.0% No 0

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

100.0% Yes 6
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
50.0% No 2

Witnesses to abduction

66.7% Yes 4
 
 
16.7% No 1

Victim abduction location

16.7% Victim’s residence 1
 
16.7% Friend/relative's residence 1
 
16.7% Village fields 1
 
16.7% Shop/market 1
 
16.7% Bus station/stand 1
 
16.7% Police station 1
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

50.0% Yes 3
 
 
50.0% No 3

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

16.7% Denied involvement 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
100.0% No 6

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

66.7% Extrajudicial executions 4
 
 
33.3% Enforced disappearances 2

Number of victims per family

66.7% 1 victim 4
 
33.3% 3 victim 2
 

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
 
50.0% No 3
 

Condition of corpse, if known

16.7% Bruises 1
 
16.7% Bullet wounds 1
 
16.7% Cuts/wounds 1
 
16.7% Broken bones 1
 
16.7% Missing hair from head or face 1
 
16.7% Missing fingernails 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
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

100.0% Punjab Police 6
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

66.7% Punjab police 4
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

0.0% Militant 0
 
 
83.3% Non-militant 5

Non-militant, provided support to militants

16.7% Yes 1
 
 
50.0% No 3

If provided support, support was voluntary

16.7% Yes 1
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

16.7% Yes 1
 
 
83.3% No 5

Approached security officials

16.7% Yes 1
 
 
50.0% No 3

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

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

Remedies desired from government

83.3% Truth commission 5
 
66.7% Employment 4
 
50.0% Monetary compensation to family 3
 
33.3% Rehabilitation services to family members 2
 
33.3% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 2
 
33.3% Investigations into abuses 2
 

Year & District 

District

16.7% Bathinda 1
 
16.7% Jalandhar 1
 
16.7% Kapurthala 1
 
16.7% Moga 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
 
33.3% 1990 2
 
50.0% 1991 3
 
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
 
16.7% Date Unknown 1
 

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