Samant Kumar Goel

6 documented cases directly implicating Samant Kumar Goel in abduction/disappearance and/or extrajudicial execution:

Amritsar District

Ajnala Subdistrict
Kuldeep Singh Male, age 27-28 at time of extrajudicial execution, Boparai Kalan

Gurdaspur District

Batala Subdistrict
Gurdev Singh Male, age 19 at time of extrajudicial execution, Panjgrain
Sukhdev Singh Male, age 23-25 at time of disappearance, Dhanda
Dera Baba Nanak Subdistrict
Nishan Singh Male, age 23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Ransinke Tilla
Gurdaspur Subdistrict
Manjit Singh Male, age 28 at time of disappearance, Alawalpur
Satnam Singh Male, age 45-47 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bhumbli

Key statistics of cases directly implicating Samant Kumar Goel:

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

100.0% Sikh 6
 

Caste

83.3% Jat 5
 
 
16.7% Non-Jat 1

Age

83.3% 18-33 5
 
16.7% 34-49 1
 

Education

50.0% High school 3
 
16.7% Some college 1
 
16.7% College degree 1
 
16.7% Vocational degree 1
 

Employment

50.0% Farmer/agriculture 3
 
50.0% Student 3
 
16.7% Shopkeeper 1
 
16.7% Other 1
 

Urban / Rural

100.0% Rural 6
 
 
0.0% Urban 0

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

83.3% Yes 5
 
 
16.7% No 1

Prior torture

66.7% Yes 4
 
 
16.7% No 1

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

83.3% Yes 5
 
 
16.7% No 1

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

25.0% Yes 1
 
 
100.0% No 4

Witnesses to abduction

66.7% Yes 4
 
 
16.7% No 1

Victim abduction location

33.3% Village drain 2
 
16.7% Friend/relative's residence 1
 
16.7% Village fields 1
 
16.7% Shop/market 1
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

83.3% Yes 5
 
 
0.0% No 0

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

33.3% Gave no response 2
 
16.7% Told family to go to another police station 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
50.0% No 3

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

66.7% Extrajudicial executions 4
 
 
33.3% Enforced disappearances 2

Number of victims per family

83.3% 1 victim 5
 
16.7% 4 victim 1
 

Related incidents

0.0% Genuine encounters in family 0
 
 
100.0% No genuine encounters in family 6

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

50.0% Cremated the body 3
 

Security forces returned body

0.0% Yes 0
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
66.7% No 4
 

Condition of corpse, if known

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

100.0% Yes 6
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security forces uniformed

100.0% Yes 4
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

50.0% Punjab Police 3
 
50.0% BSF 3
 
16.7% Criminal Investigation Agency 1
 
16.7% Other 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

66.7% Punjab police 4
 
16.7% Criminal Investigation Agency 1
 

Militancy Involvement 

Combatant status

66.7% Combatant 4
 
 
33.3% Non-combatant 2

Non-combatant, provided support to militants

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
33.3% No 2

If provided support, support was voluntary

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
83.3% No 5

Approached security officials

50.0% Yes 3
 
 
50.0% No 3

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

100.0% Afraid of retaliation 6
 
16.7% Believed it would have been ineffective 1
 

Remedies desired from government

100.0% Employment 6
 
100.0% Truth commission 6
 
83.3% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 5
 
83.3% Memorial for victims 5
 
66.7% Monetary compensation to family 4
 
66.7% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 4
 
66.7% Investigations into abuses 4
 
50.0% Rehabilitation services to family members 3
 

Year & District 

District

16.7% Amritsar 1
 
83.3% Gurdaspur 5
 

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
 
16.7% 1989 1
 
33.3% 1990 2
 
33.3% 1991 2
 
16.7% 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
 
0.0% Date Unknown 0
 

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