Surjit Singh

3 documented cases directly implicating Surjit Singh in abduction/disappearance and/or extrajudicial execution:

Firozpur District

Firozpur Subdistrict
Mota Singh Male, age 49-50 at time of extrajudicial execution, Arifke

Muktsar District

Muktsar Subdistrict
Iqbal Singh Male, age 60 at time of extrajudicial execution, Saddarwala
Nachattar Singh Male, age 35 at time of extrajudicial execution, Saddarwala

Key statistics of cases directly implicating Surjit Singh:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 3
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

0.0% Not married 0
 
 
100.0% Married 3

If married, did the victim have children?

100.0% Yes 3
 


Total children surviving victims: 12

Religion

100.0% Sikh 3
 

Caste

66.7% Jat 2
 
 
33.3% Non-Jat 1

Age

66.7% 34-49 2
 
33.3% 50-64 1
 

Education

66.7% No education 2
 
33.3% Middle school 1
 

Employment

100.0% Farmer/agriculture 3
 

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

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
66.7% No 2

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
100.0% No 1

Witnesses to abduction

33.3% Yes 1
 

Victim abduction location

33.3% Victim’s residence 1
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
0.0% No 0

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

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

66.7% 2 victim 2
 
33.3% 3 victim 1
 

Related incidents

0.0% Genuine encounters in family 0
 
 
100.0% No genuine encounters in family 3

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

33.3% Dumped body in canal or river 1
 

Security forces returned body

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

Condition of corpse, if known

33.3% Bullet wounds 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

100.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security forces uniformed

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
100.0% No 1

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

33.3% Punjab Police 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

100.0% Punjab police 3
 
66.7% BSF 2
 
66.7% CRPF 2
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

0.0% Militant 0
 
 
100.0% Non-militant 3

Non-militant, provided support to militants

66.7% Yes 2
 
 
33.3% No 1

If provided support, support was voluntary

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
66.7% No 2

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
66.7% No 2

Approached security officials

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
66.7% No 2

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

66.7% Afraid of retaliation 2
 

Remedies desired from government

100.0% Monetary compensation to family 3
 
100.0% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 3
 
100.0% Employment 3
 
100.0% Truth commission 3
 
33.3% Rehabilitation services to family members 1
 
33.3% Investigations into abuses 1
 
33.3% Memorial for victims 1
 

Year & District 

District

33.3% Firozpur 1
 
66.7% Muktsar 2
 

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
 
66.7% 1989 2
 
33.3% 1990 1
 
0.0% 1991 0
 
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.