Enforced disappearances & extrajudicial executions in Bathinda, Bathinda District, based on data collected through primary source interviews.

68 documented cases in Bathinda Subdistrict

Akalia Khurd, 1 case

Amargarh, 1

Bathinda, 10

Bhucho Mandi, 3

Burj Dalla, 1

Chak Bakhtu, 1

Chak Fateh Singhwala, 1

Chak Ram Singhwala, 1

Chugha Khurd, 1

Dan Singhwala, 6

Ganga, 2

Ganga Nathana, 2

Gehri Buttar, 1

Gehri Devi nagar, 2

Gill Patti, 1

Gurusar Sainewala, 1

Har Raipur Urf Bhokhri, 1

Jandanwala, 2

Jeeda, 1

Kalian Sukha, 1

Karamgarh Sattran, 3

Katar Singhwala, 1

Lehra Bega, 6

Lehra Dhul Kot, 1

Lehra Khana, 2

Mehma Sarja, 1

Naruana, 2

Nathana, 2

Nehianwala, 2

Poohla, 2

Poohli, 2

Seman, 1

Teona, 1

Virk Kalan, 1

Warkandi, 1

Key statistics for documented cases in Bathinda Subdistrict

Victim Demographics

Gender

98.5% Male 67

1.5% Female 1

Marital status

48.5% Not married 33

51.5% Married 35

If married, did the victim have children?

39.7% Yes 27

5.9% No 4

Total children surviving victims: 69

Religion

97.1% Sikh 66

2.9% Non-Sikh 2

Caste

63.2% Jat 43

36.8% Non-Jat 25

Age

7.4% 0-17 5

69.1% 18-33 47

17.6% 34-49 12

2.9% 50-64 2

1.5% 65+ 1

1.5% Age unknown 1

Education

22.1% No education 15

23.5% Primary school 16

4.4% Middle school 3

29.4% High school 20

7.4% Some college 5

5.9% College degree 4

2.9% Graduate degree 2

4.4% Vocational degree 3

Employment

39.7% Farmer/agriculture 27

14.7% Student 10

5.9% Day labourer 4

5.9% Unemployed 4

4.4% Shopkeeper 3

1.5% Driver (bus/truck/car) 1

1.5% Housewife 1

27.9% Other 19

Urban / Rural

80.9% Rural 55

19.1% Urban 13

Abduction, Detention, & Torture

Prior detentions

51.5% Yes 35

48.5% No 33

Prior torture

35.3% Yes 24

16.2% No 11

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

75.0% Yes 51

16.2% No 11

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

21.3% Yes 10

68.1% No 32

Witnesses to abduction

69.1% Yes 47

4.4% No 3

Victim abduction location

22.1% Victim’s residence 15

8.8% Friend/relative's residence 6

7.4% Roadside 5

7.4% Village fields 5

7.4% Police station 5

4.4% Bus station/stand 3

2.9% Shop/market 2

1.5% Checkpoint (naka) 1

7.4% Other 5

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

36.8% Yes 25

38.2% No 26

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

23.5% Gave no response 16

8.8% Admitted extrajudicial execution with no explanation 6

8.8% Told family to go to another police station 6

5.9% Killed victim in an “encounter” 4

1.5% Victim had escaped 1

1.5% Victim accidentally killed in custody 1

1.5% Other 1

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

4.4% Yes 3

48.5% No 33

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions

Classification

67.6% Extrajudicial executions 46

32.4% Enforced disappearances 22

Number of victims per family

77.9% 1 victim 53

16.2% 2 victim 11

4.4% 3 victim 3

1.5% 4 victim 1

Related incidents

5.9% Genuine encounters in family 4

94.1% No genuine encounters in family 64

Body Disposal

Body disposal by security forces

22.1% Cremated the body 15

1.5% Dumped body in canal or river 1

Security forces returned body

7.4% Yes 5

2.9% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 2

57.4% No 39

Condition of corpse, if known

7.4% Bullet wounds 5

4.4% Other 3

1.5% Cuts/wounds 1

1.5% Missing hair from head or face 1

1.5% Missing fingernails 1

Security Forces Implicated

Names of involved security officials known

39.7% Yes 27

22.1% No 15

Security forces uniformed

72.3% Yes 34

12.8% No 6

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

70.6% Punjab Police 48

2.9% CRPF 2

2.9% Criminal Investigation Agency 2

1.5% BSF 1

1.5% Army 1

1.5% Other 1

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

66.2% Punjab police 45

4.4% CRPF 3

4.4% Black cat 3

2.9% Criminal Investigation Agency 2

1.5% Army 1

Militancy Involvement

Combatant status

35.3% Combatant 24

64.7% Non-combatant 44

Non-combatant, provided support to militants

13.2% Yes 9

45.6% No 31

If provided support, support was voluntary

13.2% Yes 9

0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact

Approached court or commission

19.1% Yes 13

80.9% No 55

Approached security officials

50.0% Yes 34

50.0% No 34

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

61.8% Afraid of retaliation 42

27.9% Believed it would have been ineffective 19

22.1% Didn’t know what to do 15

19.1% Couldn’t afford 13

1.5% Other 1

Remedies desired from government

88.2% Truth commission 60

57.4% Employment 39

52.9% Investigations into abuses 36

45.6% Monetary compensation to family 31

29.4% Rehabilitation services to family members 20

16.2% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 11

13.2% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 9

8.8% Memorial for victims 6

5.9% Desire nothing from government 4

Year & District

District

100.0% Bathinda 68

Year

0.0% 1981 0

0.0% 1982 0

0.0% 1983 0

0.0% 1984 0

1.5% 1985 1

0.0% 1986 0

1.5% 1987 1

2.9% 1988 2

2.9% 1989 2

7.4% 1990 5

26.5% 1991 18

22.1% 1992 15

17.6% 1993 12

1.5% 1994 1

1.5% 1995 1

1.5% 1996 1

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

1.5% 2005 1

0.0% 2006 0

0.0% 2007 0

0.0% 2012 0

11.8% Date Unknown 8