Gobind Ram

38 documented cases directly implicating Gobind Ram in abduction/disappearance and/or extrajudicial execution:

Amritsar District

Amritsar I Subdistrict
Hoshiar Singh Male, age 25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Lehrka
Patti Subdistrict
Kulwant Singh Male, age 20-22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Saido
Mehal Singh Male, age 25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Saido

Gurdaspur District

Batala Subdistrict
Baldev Singh Male, age 30 at time of disappearance, Hardo Jhanda
Baljinder Singh Male, age 24 at time of extrajudicial execution, Dabanwala
Balkar Singh Male, age 20-22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Rali Ali Kalan
Bawa Singh Male, age 22-23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bhagowal
Daljit Singh Male, age 26 at time of extrajudicial execution, Chahal
Daljit Singh Male, age 22-23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kandila
Heera Singh Male, age 22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Qila Lal Singh
Jaswant Singh Male, age 20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Madra
Kawaljit Singh Male, age 27 at time of extrajudicial execution, Sarwali
Lakhwinder Singh Male, age 20-22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bhole Ke
Mangal Singh Male, age 25-27 at time of extrajudicial execution, Dharamkot
Palwinder Kaur Female, age 45-50 at time of extrajudicial execution, Fatehgarh Churian
Pinder Singh Male, age 30 at time of extrajudicial execution, Hassanpur Khurd
Sahib Singh Male, age 22-23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kalian
Sardara Singh Male, age 20-22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Denaniwal
Surjit Singh Male, age 25-26 at time of extrajudicial execution, Tawandi Lal Singh
Dera Baba Nanak Subdistrict
Dalbir Singh Male, age 26-27 at time of extrajudicial execution, Talwandi Goraya
Sukhwinder Singh Male, age 30-33 at time of extrajudicial execution, Maman
Gurdaspur Subdistrict
Baldev Singh Male, age 22-23 at time of disappearance, Ghuman Khurd
Dharamjeet Singh Male, age 29 at time of extrajudicial execution, Wadala Bangar
Harjinder Singh Male, age 22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Arjanpur
Harpal Singh Male, age 17-18 at time of extrajudicial execution, Zafarwal
Pritam Singh Male, age 23-24 at time of extrajudicial execution, Naharpur
Surinder Singh Male, age 21 at time of extrajudicial execution, Arjanpur
Pathankot Subdistrict
Avtar Singh Male, age 26 at time of extrajudicial execution, Balotar

Moga District

Bhagha Purana Subdistrict
Balbahadur Singh Male, age 16-17 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kaleke
Major Singh Male, age 22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kaleke
Malkeet Singh Male, age 26-27 at time of extrajudicial execution, Rode
Ranjit Singh Male, age 22-23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kaleke
Moga Subdistrict
Gurdeep Singh Male, age 26 at time of extrajudicial execution, Ghal Kalan
Hari Singh Male, age 25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Dhalleke
Naib Singh Male, age 40 at time of extrajudicial execution, Jhandewala

Location Withheld

Anonymous Male, age 40-45 at time of extrajudicial execution, location withheld
Anonymous Male, age 27-28 at time of extrajudicial execution, location withheld
Anonymous Male, age 20 at time of extrajudicial execution, location withheld

Key statistics of cases directly implicating Gobind Ram:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

97.4% Male 37
 
 
2.6% Female 1

Marital status

76.3% Not married 29
 
 
23.7% Married 9

If married, did the victim have children?

18.4% Yes 7
 
 
5.3% No 2


Total children surviving victims: 16

Religion

100.0% Sikh 38
 

Caste

84.2% Jat 32
 
 
15.8% Non-Jat 6

Age

5.3% 0-17 2
 
86.8% 18-33 33
 
7.9% 34-49 3
 

Education

18.4% No education 7
 
10.5% Primary school 4
 
26.3% Middle school 10
 
31.6% High school 12
 
2.6% Some college 1
 
7.9% College degree 3
 
2.6% Vocational degree 1
 

Employment

42.1% Farmer/agriculture 16
 
13.2% Student 5
 
10.5% Day labourer 4
 
7.9% Driver (bus/truck/car) 3
 
5.3% Mechanic 2
 
2.6% Shopkeeper 1
 
2.6% Housewife 1
 
18.4% Other 7
 

Urban / Rural

89.5% Rural 34
 
 
2.6% Urban 1

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

47.4% Yes 18
 
 
50.0% No 19

Prior torture

44.7% Yes 17
 
 
2.6% No 1

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

97.4% Yes 37
 
 
2.6% No 1

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

26.7% Yes 8
 
 
66.7% No 20

Witnesses to abduction

78.9% Yes 30
 

Victim abduction location

23.7% Friend/relative's residence 9
 
18.4% Victim’s residence 7
 
18.4% Roadside 7
 
7.9% Village fields 3
 
2.6% Checkpoint (naka) 1
 
2.6% Shop/market 1
 
2.6% Bus station/stand 1
 
2.6% Police station 1
 
2.6% Village drain 1
 
13.2% Other 5
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

78.9% Yes 30
 
 
18.4% No 7

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

13.2% Gave no response 5
 
10.5% Denied involvement 4
 
7.9% Other 3
 
5.3% Admitted extrajudicial execution with no explanation 2
 
5.3% Told family to go to another police station 2
 
2.6% Killed victim in an “encounter” 1
 
2.6% Victim had escaped 1
 
2.6% Victim accidentally killed in custody 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

10.5% Yes 4
 
 
57.9% No 22

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

94.7% Extrajudicial executions 36
 
 
5.3% Enforced disappearances 2

Number of victims per family

89.5% 1 victim 34
 
10.5% 2 victim 4
 

Related incidents

2.6% Genuine encounters in family 1
 
 
97.4% No genuine encounters in family 37

Body Disposal 

Security forces returned body

5.3% Yes 2
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
89.5% No 34
 

Body disposal by security forces

42.1% Cremated the body 16
 

Condition of corpse, if known

10.5% Burn marks 4
 
7.9% Bullet wounds 3
 
7.9% Cuts/wounds 3
 
5.3% Bruises 2
 
5.3% Broken bones 2
 
5.3% Missing hair from head or face 2
 
5.3% Missing fingernails 2
 
2.6% Other 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

100.0% Yes 38
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security forces uniformed

93.3% Yes 28
 
 
3.3% No 1

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

94.7% Punjab Police 36
 
13.2% BSF 5
 
7.9% CRPF 3
 
5.3% Cat 2
 
2.6% Criminal Investigation Agency 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

89.5% Punjab police 34
 
7.9% BSF 3
 
2.6% Criminal Investigation Agency 1
 
2.6% Cat 1
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

68.4% Militant 26
 
 
28.9% Non-militant 11

Non-militant, provided support to militants

13.2% Yes 5
 
 
15.8% No 6

If provided support, support was voluntary

10.5% Yes 4
 
 
2.6% No 1

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

10.5% Yes 4
 
 
89.5% No 34

Approached security officials

34.2% Yes 13
 
 
65.8% No 25

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

78.9% Afraid of retaliation 30
 
23.7% Believed it would have been ineffective 9
 
21.1% Didn’t know what to do 8
 
21.1% Couldn’t afford 8
 

Remedies desired from government

81.6% Truth commission 31
 
78.9% Monetary compensation to family 30
 
68.4% Employment 26
 
52.6% Memorial for victims 20
 
50.0% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 19
 
47.4% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 18
 
36.8% Rehabilitation services to family members 14
 
34.2% Investigations into abuses 13
 
5.3% Desire nothing from government 2
 

Year & District 

District

7.9% Amritsar 3
 
65.8% Gurdaspur 25
 
18.4% Moga 7
 
7.9% Location Withheld 3
 

Year

0.0% 1981 0
 
0.0% 1982 0
 
0.0% 1983 0
 
2.6% 1984 1
 
0.0% 1985 0
 
0.0% 1986 0
 
23.7% 1987 9
 
13.2% 1988 5
 
52.6% 1989 20
 
0.0% 1990 0
 
0.0% 1991 0
 
2.6% 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
 
5.3% Year Unknown 2
 

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