Sanjiv Gupta

7 documented cases directly implicating Sanjiv Gupta in abduction/disappearance and/or extrajudicial execution:

Amritsar District

Ajnala Subdistrict
Harinder Singh Male, age 24-25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kohali
Amritsar II Subdistrict
Dawinder Singh Male, age 18 at time of extrajudicial execution, Chheharta Sahib
Dhamnjeet Singh Male, age 22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Amritsar
Major Singh Male, age 25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Amritsar
Parminder Singh Male, age 20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Amritsar
Rajinder Singh Male, age 25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Amritsar
Patti Subdistrict
Nirvail Singh Male, age 23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Mastgarh

Key statistics of cases directly implicating Sanjiv Gupta:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 7
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

85.7% Not married 6
 
 
14.3% Married 1

If married, did the victim have children?

14.3% Yes 1
 


Total children surviving victims: 2

Religion

100.0% Sikh 7
 

Caste

57.1% Jat 4
 
 
42.9% Non-Jat 3

Age

100.0% 18-33 7
 

Education

28.6% Primary school 2
 
14.3% Middle school 1
 
57.1% High school 4
 

Employment

28.6% Farmer/agriculture 2
 
14.3% Day labourer 1
 
14.3% Driver (bus/truck/car) 1
 
71.4% Other 5
 

Urban / Rural

28.6% Rural 2
 
 
71.4% Urban 5

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

28.6% Yes 2
 
 
71.4% No 5

Prior torture

14.3% Yes 1
 
 
14.3% No 1

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

100.0% Yes 7
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

20.0% Yes 1
 
 
100.0% No 5

Witnesses to abduction

71.4% Yes 5
 

Victim abduction location

42.9% Victim’s residence 3
 
28.6% Roadside 2
 
14.3% Shop/market 1
 
14.3% Police station 1
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

100.0% Yes 7
 
 
0.0% No 0

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

42.9% Gave no response 3
 
42.9% Denied involvement 3
 
14.3% Admitted extrajudicial execution with no explanation 1
 
14.3% Other 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

28.6% Yes 2
 
 
71.4% No 5

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

100.0% Extrajudicial executions 7
 
 
0.0% Enforced disappearances 0

Number of victims per family

100.0% 1 victim 7
 

Related incidents

0.0% Genuine encounters in family 0
 
 
100.0% No genuine encounters in family 7

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

57.1% Cremated the body 4
 

Security forces returned body

0.0% Yes 0
 
14.3% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 1
 
85.7% No 6
 

Condition of corpse, if known

28.6% Other 2
 
14.3% Bruises 1
 
14.3% Cuts/wounds 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

100.0% Yes 7
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security forces uniformed

120.0% Yes 6
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

100.0% Punjab Police 7
 
28.6% CRPF 2
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

100.0% Punjab police 7
 

Militancy Involvement 

Combatant status

57.1% Combatant 4
 
 
42.9% Non-combatant 3

Non-combatant, provided support to militants

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
42.9% No 3

If provided support, support was voluntary

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

57.1% Yes 4
 
 
42.9% No 3

Approached security officials

71.4% Yes 5
 
 
28.6% No 2

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

42.9% Believed it would have been ineffective 3
 
14.3% Afraid of retaliation 1
 

Remedies desired from government

71.4% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 5
 
71.4% Truth commission 5
 
57.1% Monetary compensation to family 4
 
57.1% Employment 4
 
57.1% Investigations into abuses 4
 
42.9% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 3
 
42.9% Other 3
 
14.3% Rehabilitation services to family members 1
 
14.3% Desire nothing from government 1
 

Year & District 

District

100.0% Amritsar 7
 

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
 
14.3% 1989 1
 
42.9% 1990 3
 
28.6% 1991 2
 
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
 
14.3% Date Unknown 1
 

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