Tsundur is a village in
Bapatla district
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of the
Indian state
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History
Pre-indepen ...
of
Andhra Pradesh
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. It is the mandal headquarters of
Tsundur mandal in
Bapatla revenue division
Bapatla revenue division is an administrative division in the Bapatla district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the three revenue divisions in the district and comprises 6 mandals. It was formed on 4 April 2022 along with th ...
.
Demographics
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, the town had a population of . The total population constitute, males, females and children, in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at 69.94% with literates, significantly lower than the national average of 73.00%.
Dalit massacre
The village witnessed killing 8
dalits
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on 6 August 1991, when a mob of over 300 people, composed of mainly upper caste chased down the victims along the bund of an irrigation canal. This happened after police department asked locals to go aggressive against large number of eve teasing outsiders entering village. In the trial which was concluded, 21 people were sentenced to
life imprisonment
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and 35 others to a year of rigorous
imprisonment
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and a
penalty
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of
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2,000 each, on 31 July 2007, by special
judge
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established for the Purpose under SC, STs Atrocities (Prevention) Act.
See also
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Villages in Tsundur mandal
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Tsundur Massacre
The Tsundur Massacre refers to the killing of several Dalit people in the village of Tsundur, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India, on 6 August 1991. 8 Dalits were massacred by Reddy men with the alleged help of the police. When a young gradua ...
References
Villages in Guntur district
Mandal headquarters in Guntur district
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