Mukerian

District: Hoshiarpur

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


10 documented cases in Mukerian Subdistrict

Behbal Manj, 1 case
Chhant, 1
Kaulpur, 1

Key statistics for documented cases in Mukerian Subdistrict

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 10
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

80.0% Not married 8
 
 
20.0% Married 2

If married, did the victim have children?

20.0% Yes 2
 


Total children surviving victims: 4


Religion

100.0% Sikh 10
 

Caste

80.0% Jat 8
 
 
20.0% Non-Jat 2

Age

10.0% 0-17 1
 
80.0% 18-33 8
 
10.0% 34-49 1
 

Education

20.0% Primary school 2
 
50.0% High school 5
 
10.0% Some college 1
 
10.0% Graduate degree 1
 
10.0% Vocational degree 1
 

Employment

50.0% Farmer/agriculture 5
 
50.0% Student 5
 
10.0% Driver (bus/truck/car) 1
 
20.0% Other 2
 

Urban / Rural

90.0% Rural 9
 
 
10.0% Urban 1

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

80.0% Yes 8
 
 
20.0% No 2

Prior torture

70.0% Yes 7
 
 
10.0% No 1

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

100.0% Yes 10
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

12.5% Yes 1
 
 
37.5% No 3

Witnesses to abduction

80.0% Yes 8
 

Victim abduction location

20.0% Bus station/stand 2
 
10.0% Victim’s residence 1
 
10.0% Friend/relative's residence 1
 
10.0% Village fields 1
 
20.0% Other 2
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming


Preceding detention location known

70.0% Yes 7
 
 
30.0% No 3

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming


Security official response to victim status

30.0% Gave no response 3
 
20.0% Killed victim in an “encounter” 2
 
10.0% Denied involvement 1
 
10.0% Other 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

10.0% Yes 1
 
 
80.0% No 8

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

90.0% Extrajudicial executions 9
 
 
10.0% Enforced disappearances 1

Number of victims per family

70.0% 1 victim 7
 
30.0% 3 victim 3
 

Related incidents

0.0% Genuine encounters in family 0
 
 
100.0% No genuine encounters in family 10

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

60.0% Cremated the body 6
 

Security forces returned body

10.0% Yes 1
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
80.0% No 8
 

Condition of corpse, if known

10.0% Bullet wounds 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

70.0% Yes 7
 
 
20.0% No 2

Security forces uniformed

87.5% Yes 7
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

70.0% Punjab Police 7
 
20.0% CRPF 2
 
10.0% Criminal Investigation Agency 1
 
10.0% Black cat 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

80.0% Punjab police 8
 
10.0% CRPF 1
 
10.0% Criminal Investigation Agency 1
 

Militancy Involvement 

Combatant status

80.0% Combatant 8
 
 
10.0% Non-combatant 1

Non-combatant, provided support to militants

10.0% Yes 1
 
 
0.0% No 0

If provided support, support was voluntary

10.0% Yes 1
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

10.0% Yes 1
 
 
90.0% No 9

Approached security officials

50.0% Yes 5
 
 
50.0% No 5

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

70.0% Afraid of retaliation 7
 
30.0% Couldn’t afford 3
 
10.0% Not applicable 1
 

Remedies desired from government

90.0% Truth commission 9
 
70.0% Memorial for victims 7
 
60.0% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 6
 
50.0% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 5
 
40.0% Monetary compensation to family 4
 
30.0% Investigations into abuses 3
 
20.0% Employment 2
 

Year & District 

District

100.0% Hoshiarpur 10
 

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
 
30.0% 1987 3
 
10.0% 1988 1
 
10.0% 1989 1
 
0.0% 1990 0
 
40.0% 1991 4
 
0.0% 1992 0
 
10.0% 1993 1
 
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