Sutanter Pal Singh (S.P.S.) Basra

11 documented cases directly implicating Sutanter Pal Singh (S.P.S.) Basra in abduction/disappearance and/or extrajudicial execution:

Fatehgarh Sahib District

Bassi Pathana Subdistrict
Sarbjeet Singh Male, age 20-21 at time of extrajudicial execution, Ghel

Hoshiarpur District

Dasuya Subdistrict
Kuljit Singh Dhatt Male, age 35 at time of extrajudicial execution, Ambala Jattan

Rupnagar District

Rupnagar Subdistrict
Atamparkash Singh Male, age 24 at time of disappearance, Manak Majra
Guljar Singh Male, age 21-22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Dugri
Iqbal Singh Male, age 18-19 at time of extrajudicial execution, Solkhian
Jaswant Singh Male, age 30-31 at time of extrajudicial execution, Chaklan
Jharmal Singh Male, age 30 at time of extrajudicial execution, Dehar
Krishan Singh Male, age 34 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kotli
Palwinder Singh Male, age 26-27 at time of extrajudicial execution, Dulchi Majra
S.A.S.Nagar (Mohali) Subdistrict
Sukhdev Singh Male, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali)

Location Withheld

Kulwant Singh Male, age 23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Key statistics of cases directly implicating Sutanter Pal Singh (S.P.S.) Basra:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 11
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

45.5% Not married 5
 
 
54.5% Married 6

If married, did the victim have children?

54.5% Yes 6
 


Total children surviving victims: 14

Religion

100.0% Sikh 11
 

Caste

45.5% Jat 5
 
 
45.5% Non-Jat 5

Age

72.7% 18-33 8
 
18.2% 34-49 2
 
9.1% Age unknown 1
 

Education

9.1% No education 1
 
27.3% Middle school 3
 
45.5% High school 5
 

Employment

18.2% Driver (bus/truck/car) 2
 
9.1% Shopkeeper 1
 
9.1% Student 1
 
9.1% Carpenter 1
 
54.5% Other 6
 

Urban / Rural

81.8% Rural 9
 
 
9.1% Urban 1

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

27.3% Yes 3
 
 
63.6% No 7

Prior torture

18.2% Yes 2
 
 
9.1% No 1

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

63.6% Yes 7
 
 
36.4% No 4

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

14.3% Yes 1
 
 
42.9% No 3

Witnesses to abduction

63.6% Yes 7
 

Victim abduction location

18.2% Victim’s residence 2
 
9.1% Friend/relative's residence 1
 
9.1% Bus station/stand 1
 
9.1% Police station 1
 
18.2% Other 2
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

63.6% Yes 7
 
 
0.0% No 0

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

27.3% Killed victim in an “encounter” 3
 
18.2% Other 2
 
9.1% Gave no response 1
 
9.1% Admitted custody only 1
 
9.1% Victim had escaped 1
 
9.1% Told family to go to another police station 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
63.6% No 7

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

81.8% Extrajudicial executions 9
 
 
18.2% Enforced disappearances 2

Number of victims per family

81.8% 1 victim 9
 
18.2% 2 victim 2
 

Related incidents

9.1% Genuine encounters in family 1
 
 
81.8% No genuine encounters in family 9

Body Disposal 

Security forces returned body

45.5% Yes 5
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
36.4% No 4
 

Body disposal by security forces

9.1% Cremated the body 1
 

Condition of corpse, if known

36.4% Bullet wounds 4
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

100.0% Yes 11
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security forces uniformed

85.7% Yes 6
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

63.6% Punjab Police 7
 
18.2% Criminal Investigation Agency 2
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

72.7% Punjab police 8
 
18.2% Criminal Investigation Agency 2
 
9.1% CRPF 1
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

36.4% Militant 4
 
 
54.5% Non-militant 6

Non-militant, provided support to militants

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
54.5% No 6

If provided support, support was voluntary

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

27.3% Yes 3
 
 
72.7% No 8

Approached security officials

54.5% Yes 6
 
 
45.5% No 5

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

54.5% Afraid of retaliation 6
 
27.3% Didn’t know what to do 3
 
18.2% Believed it would have been ineffective 2
 
18.2% Couldn’t afford 2
 

Remedies desired from government

72.7% Monetary compensation to family 8
 
63.6% Employment 7
 
54.5% Truth commission 6
 
36.4% Rehabilitation services to family members 4
 
18.2% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 2
 
9.1% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 1
 
9.1% Investigations into abuses 1
 
9.1% Memorial for victims 1
 
9.1% Desire nothing from government 1
 
9.1% Other 1
 

Year & District 

District

9.1% Fatehgarh Sahib 1
 
9.1% Hoshiarpur 1
 
72.7% Rupnagar 8
 
9.1% Location Withheld 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
 
9.1% 1989 1
 
0.0% 1990 0
 
27.3% 1991 3
 
36.4% 1992 4
 
27.3% 1993 3
 
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% Year Unknown 0
 

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