Budhlada

District: Mansa

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


33 documented cases in Budhlada Subdistrict

Ahmadpur, 1 case
Akanwali, 3
Andianwali, 1
Bakhshiwala, 1
Barah, 1
Bhadra, 1
Boha, 7
Borawal, 1
Budhlada, 1
Datewas, 2
Dialpura, 2
Dodra, 1
Gamiwala, 1
Hassanpur, 1
Heron Khurd, 1
Kulana, 1
Lakhmirwala, 1
Maghanian, 1
Ramgarh, 1
Rampur Mander, 1
Reond Kalan, 2
Tahlian, 1

Key statistics for documented cases in Budhlada Subdistrict

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 33
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

39.4% Not married 13
 
 
60.6% Married 20

If married, did the victim have children?

48.5% Yes 16
 
 
9.1% No 3


Total children surviving victims: 45

Religion

100.0% Sikh 33
 

Caste

54.5% Jat 18
 
 
42.4% Non-Jat 14

Age

9.1% 0-17 3
 
75.8% 18-33 25
 
15.2% 34-49 5
 

Education

48.5% No education 16
 
24.2% Primary school 8
 
21.2% High school 7
 
3.0% Some college 1
 

Employment

51.5% Farmer/agriculture 17
 
27.3% Day labourer 9
 
6.1% Shopkeeper 2
 
3.0% Mechanic 1
 
3.0% Student 1
 
15.2% Other 5
 

Urban / Rural

97.0% Rural 32
 
 
3.0% Urban 1

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

51.5% Yes 17
 
 
45.5% No 15

Prior torture

42.4% Yes 14
 
 
9.1% No 3

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

90.9% Yes 30
 
 
9.1% No 3

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
95.8% No 23

Witnesses to abduction

72.7% Yes 24
 
 
3.0% No 1

Victim abduction location

18.2% Victim’s residence 6
 
15.2% Roadside 5
 
12.1% Friend/relative's residence 4
 
9.1% Village fields 3
 
3.0% Checkpoint (naka) 1
 
3.0% Shop/market 1
 
3.0% Bus station/stand 1
 
3.0% Police station 1
 
3.0% Village drain 1
 
18.2% Other 6
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

57.6% Yes 19
 
 
33.3% No 11

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

21.2% Denied involvement 7
 
15.2% Gave no response 5
 
12.1% Told family to go to another police station 4
 
6.1% Other 2
 
3.0% Killed victim in an “encounter” 1
 
3.0% Admitted extrajudicial execution with no explanation 1
 
3.0% Victim killed while trying to escape 1
 
3.0% Victim killed by militants 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

6.1% Yes 2
 
 
75.8% No 25

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

75.8% Extrajudicial executions 25
 
 
24.2% Enforced disappearances 8

Number of victims per family

78.8% 1 victim 26
 
21.2% 2 victim 7
 

Related incidents

0.0% Genuine encounters in family 0
 
 
97.0% No genuine encounters in family 32

Body Disposal 

Security forces returned body

3.0% Yes 1
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
72.7% No 24
 

Body disposal by security forces

12.1% Cremated the body 4
 
6.1% Dumped body in canal or river 2
 

Condition of corpse, if known

3.0% Bullet wounds 1
 
3.0% Burn marks 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

51.5% Yes 17
 
 
33.3% No 11

Security forces uniformed

70.8% Yes 17
 
 
20.8% No 5

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

78.8% Punjab Police 26
 
9.1% Criminal Investigation Agency 3
 
6.1% CRPF 2
 
3.0% BSF 1
 
3.0% Cat 1
 
3.0% Other 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

63.6% Punjab police 21
 
6.1% Criminal Investigation Agency 2
 
3.0% CRPF 1
 
3.0% Army 1
 
3.0% Other 1
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

48.5% Militant 16
 
 
48.5% Non-militant 16

Non-militant, provided support to militants

18.2% Yes 6
 
 
24.2% No 8

If provided support, support was voluntary

15.2% Yes 5
 
 
3.0% No 1

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

27.3% Yes 9
 
 
72.7% No 24

Approached security officials

39.4% Yes 13
 
 
60.6% No 20

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

60.6% Afraid of retaliation 20
 
51.5% Didn’t know what to do 17
 
30.3% Believed it would have been ineffective 10
 
27.3% Couldn’t afford 9
 

Remedies desired from government

78.8% Truth commission 26
 
66.7% Monetary compensation to family 22
 
57.6% Investigations into abuses 19
 
51.5% Employment 17
 
27.3% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 9
 
18.2% Rehabilitation services to family members 6
 
12.1% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 4
 
12.1% Memorial for victims 4
 

Year & District 

District

100.0% Mansa 33
 

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
 
3.0% 1988 1
 
0.0% 1989 0
 
0.0% 1990 0
 
27.3% 1991 9
 
21.2% 1992 7
 
21.2% 1993 7
 
6.1% 1994 2
 
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
 
21.2% Year Unknown 7