Malout

District: Muktsar

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


8 documented cases in Malout Subdistrict

Kutianwali alias Suranwali, 4 cases
Raniwala, 1
Ratta Khera, 1
Sarawan alias Sarawan Bodla, 1
Tarkhanwala, 1

Key statistics for documented cases in Malout Subdistrict

Victim Demographics 

Gender

87.5% Male 7
 
 
12.5% Female 1

Marital status

62.5% Not married 5
 
 
37.5% Married 3

If married, did the victim have children?

25.0% Yes 2
 
 
12.5% No 1


Total children surviving victims: 9

Religion

100.0% Sikh 8
 

Caste

75.0% Jat 6
 
 
25.0% Non-Jat 2

Age

62.5% 18-33 5
 
25.0% 34-49 2
 
12.5% 50-64 1
 

Education

37.5% No education 3
 
12.5% Primary school 1
 
37.5% Middle school 3
 
12.5% High school 1
 

Employment

50.0% Farmer/agriculture 4
 
25.0% Day labourer 2
 
12.5% Student 1
 
12.5% Housewife 1
 
12.5% Other 1
 

Urban / Rural

100.0% Rural 8
 
 
0.0% Urban 0

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

37.5% Yes 3
 
 
62.5% No 5

Prior torture

25.0% Yes 2
 
 
12.5% No 1

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

50.0% Yes 4
 
 
50.0% No 4

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

25.0% Yes 1
 
 
25.0% No 1

Witnesses to abduction

50.0% Yes 4
 

Victim abduction location

25.0% Roadside 2
 
12.5% Victim’s residence 1
 
12.5% Village fields 1
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

37.5% Yes 3
 
 
12.5% No 1

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

12.5% Gave no response 1
 
12.5% Killed victim in an “encounter” 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
50.0% No 4

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

100.0% Extrajudicial executions 8
 
 
0.0% Enforced disappearances 0

Number of victims per family

50.0% 1 victim 4
 
50.0% 3 victim 4
 

Related incidents

0.0% Genuine encounters in family 0
 
 
100.0% No genuine encounters in family 8

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

25.0% Cremated the body 2
 
12.5% Dumped body in canal or river 1
 

Security forces returned body

25.0% Yes 2
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
75.0% No 6
 

Condition of corpse, if known

37.5% Cuts/wounds 3
 
25.0% Missing hair from head or face 2
 
12.5% Bruises 1
 
12.5% Bullet wounds 1
 
12.5% Other 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

87.5% Yes 7
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security forces uniformed

25.0% Yes 1
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

50.0% Punjab Police 4
 
12.5% Black cat 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

100.0% Punjab police 8
 

Militancy Involvement 

Combatant status

25.0% Combatant 2
 
 
75.0% Non-combatant 6

Non-combatant, provided support to militants

12.5% Yes 1
 
 
62.5% No 5

If provided support, support was voluntary

12.5% Yes 1
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

12.5% Yes 1
 
 
87.5% No 7

Approached security officials

25.0% Yes 2
 
 
75.0% No 6

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

87.5% Afraid of retaliation 7
 
25.0% Didn’t know what to do 2
 

Remedies desired from government

100.0% Monetary compensation to family 8
 
87.5% Employment 7
 
62.5% Truth commission 5
 
37.5% Rehabilitation services to family members 3
 
25.0% Investigations into abuses 2
 
12.5% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 1
 
12.5% Memorial for victims 1
 

Year & District 

District

100.0% Muktsar 8
 

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
 
12.5% 1990 1
 
0.0% 1991 0
 
37.5% 1992 3
 
37.5% 1993 3
 
12.5% 1994 1
 
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