Sutanter Pal Singh (S.P.S.) Basra

10 documented cases directly implicating Sutanter Pal Singh (S.P.S.) Basra in abduction/disappearance and/or extrajudicial execution:

Fatehgarh Sahib District

Bassi Pathana Subdistrict
Sarbjeet Singh Male, age 20-21 at time of extrajudicial execution, Ghel

Hoshiarpur District

Dasuya Subdistrict
Kuljit Singh Dhatt Male, age 35 at time of extrajudicial execution, Ambala Jattan

Rupnagar District

Rupnagar Subdistrict
Atamparkash Singh Male, age 24 at time of disappearance, Manak Majra
Guljar Singh Male, age 21-22 at time of extrajudicial execution, Dugri
Iqbal Singh Male, age 18-19 at time of extrajudicial execution, Solkhian
Jaswant Singh Male, age 30-31 at time of extrajudicial execution, Chaklan
Jharmal Singh Male, age 30 at time of extrajudicial execution, Dehar
Krishan Singh Male, age 34 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kotli
Palwinder Singh Male, age 26-27 at time of extrajudicial execution, Dulchi Majra

Location Withheld

Kulwant Singh Male, age 23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Key statistics of cases directly implicating Sutanter Pal Singh (S.P.S.) Basra:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 10
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

50.0% Not married 5
 
 
50.0% Married 5

If married, did the victim have children?

50.0% Yes 5
 


Total children surviving victims: 10

Religion

100.0% Sikh 10
 

Caste

50.0% Jat 5
 
 
50.0% Non-Jat 5

Age

80.0% 18-33 8
 
20.0% 34-49 2
 

Education

10.0% No education 1
 
30.0% Middle school 3
 
50.0% High school 5
 

Employment

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

Urban / Rural

90.0% Rural 9
 
 
0.0% Urban 0

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

30.0% Yes 3
 
 
70.0% No 7

Prior torture

20.0% Yes 2
 
 
10.0% No 1

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

60.0% Yes 6
 
 
40.0% No 4

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
50.0% No 3

Witnesses to abduction

60.0% Yes 6
 

Victim abduction location

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

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

60.0% Yes 6
 
 
0.0% No 0

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

30.0% Killed victim in an “encounter” 3
 
20.0% Other 2
 
10.0% Gave no response 1
 
10.0% Victim had escaped 1
 
10.0% Told family to go to another police station 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
60.0% No 6

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

90.0% Extrajudicial executions 9
 
 
10.0% Enforced disappearances 1

Number of victims per family

80.0% 1 victim 8
 
20.0% 2 victim 2
 

Related incidents

10.0% Genuine encounters in family 1
 
 
90.0% No genuine encounters in family 9

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

10.0% Cremated the body 1
 

Security forces returned body

50.0% Yes 5
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
40.0% No 4
 

Condition of corpse, if known

40.0% Bullet wounds 4
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

100.0% Yes 10
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security forces uniformed

83.3% Yes 5
 
 
0.0% No 0

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

60.0% Punjab Police 6
 
20.0% Criminal Investigation Agency 2
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

80.0% Punjab police 8
 
20.0% Criminal Investigation Agency 2
 
10.0% CRPF 1
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

40.0% Militant 4
 
 
60.0% Non-militant 6

Non-militant, provided support to militants

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
60.0% No 6

If provided support, support was voluntary

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
0.0% No 0

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

20.0% Yes 2
 
 
80.0% No 8

Approached security officials

50.0% Yes 5
 
 
50.0% No 5

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

60.0% Afraid of retaliation 6
 
30.0% Didn’t know what to do 3
 
20.0% Believed it would have been ineffective 2
 
20.0% Couldn’t afford 2
 

Remedies desired from government

80.0% Monetary compensation to family 8
 
70.0% Employment 7
 
60.0% Truth commission 6
 
40.0% Rehabilitation services to family members 4
 
20.0% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 2
 
10.0% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 1
 
10.0% Investigations into abuses 1
 
10.0% Memorial for victims 1
 
10.0% Desire nothing from government 1
 
10.0% Other 1
 

Year & District 

District

10.0% Fatehgarh Sahib 1
 
10.0% Hoshiarpur 1
 
70.0% Rupnagar 7
 

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
 
10.0% 1989 1
 
0.0% 1990 0
 
30.0% 1991 3
 
40.0% 1992 4
 
20.0% 1993 2
 
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
 

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