Narinderpal Singh

3 documented cases directly implicating Narinderpal Singh in abduction/disappearance:

Amritsar District

Patti Subdistrict
Harbans Singh Male, age 30 at time of extrajudicial execution, Valtoha
Tarn Taran Subdistrict
Harjinder Singh Male, age 21 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kheda
Surinderpal Singh Male, age 32 at time of extrajudicial execution, Jaura

Key statistics of cases directly implicating Narinderpal Singh:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 3
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

33.3% Not married 1
 
 
66.7% Married 2

If married, did the victim have children?

66.7% Yes 2
 


Total children surviving victims: 5

Religion

100.0% Sikh 3
 

Caste

100.0% Jat 3
 

Age

100.0% 18-33 3
 

Education

33.3% No education 1
 
33.3% Primary school 1
 
33.3% High school 1
 

Employment

66.7% Farmer/agriculture 2
 
33.3% Other 1
 

Urban / Rural

100.0% Rural 3
 
 
0.0% Urban 0

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
66.7% No 2

Prior torture

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
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
 
 
100.0% No 2

Witnesses to abduction

66.7% Yes 2
 

Victim abduction location

33.3% Friend/relative's residence 1
 
33.3% Village fields 1
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

66.7% Yes 2
 
 
0.0% No 0

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

66.7% Told family to go to another police station 2
 
66.7% Other 2
 
33.3% Denied involvement 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
33.3% No 1

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

Security forces returned body

33.3% Yes 1
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
66.7% No 2
 

Condition of corpse, if known

33.3% Bullet wounds 1
 
33.3% Broken bones 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

100.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security forces uniformed

50.0% Yes 1
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

66.7% Punjab Police 2
 
66.7% CRPF 2
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

100.0% Punjab police 3
 
66.7% CRPF 2
 

Militancy Involvement 

Combatant status

33.3% Combatant 1
 
 
33.3% Non-combatant 1

Non-combatant, provided support to militants

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
33.3% No 1

If provided support, support was voluntary

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

66.7% Yes 2
 
 
33.3% No 1

Approached security officials

100.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

33.3% Didn’t know what to do 1
 

Remedies desired from government

100.0% Employment 3
 
66.7% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 2
 
66.7% Truth commission 2
 
33.3% Monetary compensation to family 1
 

Year & District 

District

100.0% Amritsar 3
 

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
 
0.0% 1990 0
 
100.0% 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
 
0.0% Date Unknown 0
 

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