2005

5 documented cases in 2005:


Amritsar District

Baba Bakala Subdistrict
Sukhjinder Singh Male, age 24 at time of extrajudicial execution, Rayya, Baba Bakala

Bathinda District

Bathinda Subdistrict
Gurpreet Singh Male, age 38 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bhucho Mandi, Bathinda

Jalandhar District

Nakodar Subdistrict
Paramjit Singh Male, age 25 at time of extrajudicial execution, Bajuha Khurd, Nakodar

Kapurthala District

Kapurthala Subdistrict
Balvir Singh Male, age 37 at time of extrajudicial execution, Nawanpind Bhatte, Kapurthala

Ludhiana District

Ludhiana East Subdistrict
Hardeep Singh Male, age 21 at time of extrajudicial execution, Rangian, Ludhiana East

Key statistics of cases in 2005:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 5
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

60.0% Not married 3
 
 
40.0% Married 2

If married, did the victim have children?

40.0% Yes 2
 


Total children surviving victims: 7


Religion

100.0% Sikh 5
 

Caste

60.0% Jat 3
 
 
40.0% Non-Jat 2

Age

60.0% 18-33 3
 
40.0% 34-49 2
 

Education

20.0% Primary school 1
 
40.0% Middle school 2
 
40.0% High school 2
 

Employment

40.0% Farmer/agriculture 2
 
20.0% Shopkeeper 1
 
20.0% Driver (bus/truck/car) 1
 
20.0% Student 1
 
20.0% Other 1
 

Urban / Rural

40.0% Rural 2
 
 
60.0% Urban 3

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

40.0% Yes 2
 
 
60.0% No 3

Prior torture

40.0% Yes 2
 
 
0.0% No 0

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

80.0% Yes 4
 
 
20.0% No 1

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
150.0% No 3

Witnesses to abduction

40.0% Yes 2
 
 
20.0% No 1

Victim abduction location

40.0% Shop/market 2
 
20.0% Victim’s residence 1
 
20.0% Roadside 1
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming


Preceding detention location known

80.0% Yes 4
 
 
0.0% No 0

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming


Security official response to victim status

20.0% Told family to go to another police station 1
 
20.0% Victim accidentally killed in custody 1
 
20.0% Other 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

40.0% Yes 2
 
 
40.0% No 2

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

100.0% Extrajudicial executions 5
 
 
0.0% Enforced disappearances 0

Number of victims per family

80.0% 1 victim 4
 
20.0% 2 victim 1
 

Related incidents

0.0% Genuine encounters in family 0
 
 
100.0% No genuine encounters in family 5

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

20.0% Cremated the body 1
 

Security forces returned body

80.0% Yes 4
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
20.0% No 1
 

Condition of corpse, if known

60.0% Other 3
 
20.0% Bullet wounds 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

60.0% Yes 3
 
 
40.0% No 2

Security forces uniformed

150.0% Yes 3
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

80.0% Punjab Police 4
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

100.0% Punjab police 5
 
20.0% Other 1
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

20.0% Militant 1
 
 
80.0% Non-militant 4

Non-militant, provided support to militants

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
80.0% No 4

If provided support, support was voluntary

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

60.0% Yes 3
 
 
40.0% No 2

Approached security officials

60.0% Yes 3
 
 
40.0% No 2

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

20.0% Afraid of retaliation 1
 
20.0% Couldn’t afford 1
 

Remedies desired from government

80.0% Truth commission 4
 
60.0% Monetary compensation to family 3
 
60.0% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 3
 
60.0% Employment 3
 
40.0% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 2
 
40.0% Investigations into abuses 2
 
20.0% Rehabilitation services to family members 1
 

Year & District 

District

20.0% Amritsar 1
 
20.0% Bathinda 1
 
20.0% Jalandhar 1
 
20.0% Kapurthala 1
 
20.0% Ludhiana 1
 

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
 
0.0% 1990 0
 
0.0% 1991 0
 
0.0% 1992 0
 
0.0% 1993 0
 
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
 
100.0% 2005 5
 
0.0% 2006 0
 
0.0% 2007 0
 
0.0% 2012 0
 
0.0% Date Unknown 0
 

Note: Where a victim’s date of extrajudicial execution or disappearance falls within a date range that crosses two years (e.g. “between October 1989 and February 1990”), the case appears on both years’ pages. Boundaries based on the 2001 census. Read about our methodology.