Sita Ram Rattan

5 documented cases directly implicating Sita Ram Rattan in abduction/disappearance and/or extrajudicial execution:


Gurdaspur District

Batala Subdistrict
Chanan Singh Male, age 25-27 at time of extrajudicial execution, Wila Bajju
Sukhchain Singh Male, age 28 at time of extrajudicial execution, Khaira
Tarlochan Singh Male, age 16-18 at time of extrajudicial execution, Wadala Granthian
Dera Baba Nanak Subdistrict
Balbir Singh Male, age 20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Tapala
Gurdaspur Subdistrict
Prabsharan Singh Male, age 22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Munan

Key statistics of cases directly implicating Sita Ram Rattan:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 5
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

60.0% Not married 3
 
 
40.0% Married 2

If married, did the victim have children?

40.0% Yes 2
 


Total children surviving victims: 8


Religion

100.0% Sikh 5
 

Caste

100.0% Jat 5
 

Age

20.0% 0-17 1
 
80.0% 18-33 4
 

Education

20.0% No education 1
 
40.0% Primary school 2
 
20.0% High school 1
 
20.0% College degree 1
 

Employment

60.0% Farmer/agriculture 3
 
20.0% Shopkeeper 1
 
20.0% Driver (bus/truck/car) 1
 

Urban / Rural

100.0% Rural 5
 
 
0.0% Urban 0

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

60.0% Yes 3
 
 
40.0% No 2

Prior torture

60.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

80.0% Yes 4
 
 
20.0% No 1

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

33.3% Yes 1
 
 
100.0% No 3

Witnesses to abduction

60.0% Yes 3
 

Victim abduction location

60.0% Village fields 3
 
20.0% Victim’s residence 1
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming


Preceding detention location known

20.0% Yes 1
 
 
60.0% No 3

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming


Security official response to victim status

20.0% Gave no response 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
60.0% No 3

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

100.0% Extrajudicial executions 5
 
 
0.0% Enforced disappearances 0

Number of victims per family

80.0% 1 victim 4
 
20.0% 2 victim 1
 

Related incidents

0.0% Genuine encounters in family 0
 
 
100.0% No genuine encounters in family 5

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

80.0% Cremated the body 4
 

Security forces returned body

0.0% Yes 0
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
100.0% No 5
 

Condition of corpse, if known


Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

100.0% Yes 5
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security forces uniformed

133.3% Yes 4
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

80.0% Punjab Police 4
 
40.0% CRPF 2
 
20.0% BSF 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

100.0% Punjab police 5
 
20.0% CRPF 1
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

60.0% Militant 3
 
 
40.0% Non-militant 2

Non-militant, provided support to militants

20.0% Yes 1
 
 
20.0% No 1

If provided support, support was voluntary

20.0% Yes 1
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
100.0% No 5

Approached security officials

20.0% Yes 1
 
 
80.0% No 4

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

100.0% Afraid of retaliation 5
 
40.0% Believed it would have been ineffective 2
 
20.0% Didn’t know what to do 1
 
20.0% Couldn’t afford 1
 

Remedies desired from government

100.0% Monetary compensation to family 5
 
80.0% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 4
 
80.0% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 4
 
80.0% Truth commission 4
 
80.0% Memorial for victims 4
 
60.0% Rehabilitation services to family members 3
 
60.0% Investigations into abuses 3
 
40.0% Employment 2
 

Year & District 

District

100.0% 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
 
0.0% 1989 0
 
0.0% 1990 0
 
100.0% 1991 5
 
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.