K.P.S. Gill

6 documented cases directly implicating K.P.S. Gill in abduction/disappearance and/or extrajudicial execution:

Amritsar District

Ajnala Subdistrict
Tasbeer Singh Male, age 21 at time of extrajudicial execution, Jhander
Amritsar II Subdistrict
Jaswant Singh Khalra Male, age 42 at time of extrajudicial execution, Amritsar
Khadoor Sahib Subdistrict
Charanjit Singh Male, age 19 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kallah
Patti Subdistrict
Surinder Singh Male, age 23-24 at time of extrajudicial execution, Sur Singh

Hoshiarpur District

Garhshankar Subdistrict
Umrao Singh Male, age 29 at time of extrajudicial execution, Akalgarh

Kapurthala District

Phagwara Subdistrict
Talwinder Singh Babbar Male, age 48 at time of extrajudicial execution, Panchhat

Key statistics of cases directly implicating K.P.S. Gill:

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?

33.3% Yes 2
 
 
16.7% No 1


Total children surviving victims: 5

Religion

100.0% Sikh 6
 

Caste

100.0% Jat 6
 

Age

66.7% 18-33 4
 
33.3% 34-49 2
 

Education

16.7% No education 1
 
50.0% High school 3
 
16.7% College degree 1
 

Employment

66.7% Farmer/agriculture 4
 
33.3% Student 2
 
33.3% Other 2
 

Urban / Rural

83.3% Rural 5
 
 
16.7% Urban 1

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

100.0% Yes 6
 
 
0.0% No 0

Prior torture

50.0% Yes 3
 
 
50.0% No 3

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

83.3% Yes 5
 
 
16.7% No 1

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
133.3% No 4

Witnesses to abduction

50.0% Yes 3
 

Victim abduction location

16.7% Victim’s residence 1
 
16.7% Friend/relative's residence 1
 
33.3% Other 2
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

66.7% Yes 4
 
 
16.7% No 1

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

33.3% Other 2
 
16.7% Gave no response 1
 
16.7% Killed victim in an “encounter” 1
 
16.7% Denied involvement 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

16.7% Yes 1
 
 
50.0% No 3

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

100.0% Extrajudicial executions 6
 
 
0.0% Enforced disappearances 0

Number of victims per family

100.0% 1 victim 6
 

Related incidents

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

Body Disposal 

Security forces returned body

16.7% Yes 1
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
83.3% No 5
 

Body disposal by security forces

16.7% Cremated the body 1
 
16.7% Dumped body in canal or river 1
 

Condition of corpse, if known

16.7% Bullet wounds 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

100.0% Yes 6
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security forces uniformed

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
66.7% No 2

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

50.0% Punjab Police 3
 
33.3% Other 2
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

100.0% Punjab police 6
 
33.3% Other 2
 
16.7% CRPF 1
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

66.7% Militant 4
 
 
33.3% Non-militant 2

Non-militant, 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

66.7% Yes 4
 
 
33.3% No 2

Approached security officials

50.0% Yes 3
 
 
50.0% No 3

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

33.3% Didn’t know what to do 2
 
16.7% Other 1
 

Remedies desired from government

83.3% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 5
 
66.7% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 4
 
66.7% Truth commission 4
 
50.0% Monetary compensation to family 3
 
50.0% Investigations into abuses 3
 
33.3% Memorial for victims 2
 
16.7% Rehabilitation services to family members 1
 
16.7% Employment 1
 
16.7% Other 1
 

Year & District 

District

66.7% Amritsar 4
 
16.7% Hoshiarpur 1
 
16.7% Kapurthala 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
 
16.7% 1989 1
 
0.0% 1990 0
 
0.0% 1991 0
 
50.0% 1992 3
 
16.7% 1993 1
 
0.0% 1994 0
 
16.7% 1995 1
 
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% Year Unknown 0
 

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