Rampura Phul

District: Bathinda

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


54 documented cases in Rampura Phul Subdistrict

Aklia Jalal, 2 cases
Bhagta (Bhagta Bhai Ka), 4
Bhai Rupa, 3
Bhaini Chuhar, 1
Bhodipura, 3
Burj Ladha Singhwala, 1
Chotian (Kothe Chet Singh), 2
Ghandawna, 1
Ghurela, 1
Gill Kalan, 2
Gill Khurd, 1
Gumti Kalan, 2
Har Kishanpura, 1
Jalal, 1
Jhanduke, 1
Kangar, 1
Khokhar, 1
Koer Singhwala, 2
Maluka, 5
Mandi Kalan, 5
Neor, 2
Patti Karam Chand Mehraj, 1
Patti Saol Mehraj (Mehraj), 2
Phul, 2
Rampura Phul, 4
Sadhana, 2
Sandhu Khurd, 1

Key statistics for documented cases in Rampura Phul Subdistrict

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 54
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

70.4% Not married 38
 
 
27.8% Married 15

If married, did the victim have children?

24.1% Yes 13
 
 
3.7% No 2


Total children surviving victims: 37

Religion

94.4% Sikh 51
 
 
5.6% Non-Sikh 3

Caste

50.0% Jat 27
 
 
48.1% Non-Jat 26

Age

11.1% 0-17 6
 
74.1% 18-33 40
 
9.3% 34-49 5
 
1.9% 50-64 1
 
3.7% 65+ 2
 

Education

27.8% No education 15
 
11.1% Primary school 6
 
20.4% Middle school 11
 
37.0% High school 20
 
1.9% Vocational degree 1
 

Employment

40.7% Farmer/agriculture 22
 
25.9% Day labourer 14
 
11.1% Driver (bus/truck/car) 6
 
3.7% Unemployed 2
 
1.9% Shopkeeper 1
 
1.9% Mechanic 1
 
1.9% Student 1
 
25.9% Other 14
 

Urban / Rural

92.6% Rural 50
 
 
7.4% Urban 4

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

51.9% Yes 28
 
 
46.3% No 25

Prior torture

31.5% Yes 17
 
 
20.4% No 11

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

83.3% Yes 45
 
 
11.1% No 6

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

21.6% Yes 8
 
 
73.0% No 27

Witnesses to abduction

68.5% Yes 37
 
 
3.7% No 2

Victim abduction location

29.6% Victim’s residence 16
 
13.0% Friend/relative's residence 7
 
9.3% Roadside 5
 
7.4% Village fields 4
 
1.9% Shop/market 1
 
1.9% Bus station/stand 1
 
1.9% Village drain 1
 
13.0% Other 7
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

40.7% Yes 22
 
 
42.6% No 23

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

31.5% Told family to go to another police station 17
 
13.0% Gave no response 7
 
7.4% Denied involvement 4
 
5.6% Victim had escaped 3
 
5.6% Other 3
 
3.7% Admitted extrajudicial execution with no explanation 2
 
3.7% Admitted custody only 2
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

1.9% Yes 1
 
 
74.1% No 40

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

55.6% Extrajudicial executions 30
 
 
44.4% Enforced disappearances 24

Number of victims per family

85.2% 1 victim 46
 
9.3% 2 victim 5
 
1.9% 3 victim 1
 
3.7% 4 victim 2
 

Related incidents

5.6% Genuine encounters in family 3
 
 
92.6% No genuine encounters in family 50

Body Disposal 

Security forces returned body

5.6% Yes 3
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
50.0% No 27
 

Body disposal by security forces

11.1% Cremated the body 6
 

Condition of corpse, if known

3.7% Bullet wounds 2
 
3.7% Other 2
 
1.9% Bruises 1
 
1.9% Missing fingernails 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

40.7% Yes 22
 
 
24.1% No 13

Security forces uniformed

81.1% Yes 30
 
 
5.4% No 2

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

79.6% Punjab Police 43
 
5.6% CRPF 3
 
3.7% Other 2
 
1.9% Criminal Investigation Agency 1
 
1.9% Cat 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

55.6% Punjab police 30
 
3.7% Criminal Investigation Agency 2
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

20.4% Militant 11
 
 
75.9% Non-militant 41

Non-militant, provided support to militants

13.0% Yes 7
 
 
57.4% No 31

If provided support, support was voluntary

9.3% Yes 5
 
 
3.7% No 2

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

24.1% Yes 13
 
 
75.9% No 41

Approached security officials

61.1% Yes 33
 
 
38.9% No 21

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

57.4% Afraid of retaliation 31
 
55.6% Didn’t know what to do 30
 
42.6% Couldn’t afford 23
 
3.7% Believed it would have been ineffective 2
 
1.9% Not applicable 1
 
1.9% Other 1
 

Remedies desired from government

88.9% Truth commission 48
 
81.5% Investigations into abuses 44
 
66.7% Monetary compensation to family 36
 
63.0% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 34
 
59.3% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 32
 
53.7% Employment 29
 
11.1% Memorial for victims 6
 
5.6% Rehabilitation services to family members 3
 

Year & District 

District

100.0% Bathinda 54
 

Year

0.0% 1981 0
 
0.0% 1982 0
 
0.0% 1983 0
 
0.0% 1984 0
 
0.0% 1985 0
 
1.9% 1986 1
 
1.9% 1987 1
 
0.0% 1988 0
 
1.9% 1989 1
 
5.6% 1990 3
 
16.7% 1991 9
 
38.9% 1992 21
 
11.1% 1993 6
 
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
 
22.2% Year Unknown 12