Tsundur is a village

Village

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 and a mandal

Subdivisions of India

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 in the Guntur district

Guntur district

Guntur district is located in Andhra Pradesh along the east coast of Bay of Bengal. The district has a coastline of around 100 kilometers. Guntur City is the largest city in the district and administrative center of Guntur District. The district is a major center for learning.-Etymology:There are...

 of the state of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

 in India.

Villages in Tsundur Mandal

• 1. Valiveru
  Valiveru
  Valiveru is a village in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh State and in India. It is located at a latitude of 16.1208 and longitude of 80.3527.Valiveru village comes under Vemuru assembly constituency and Bapatla parliament constituency. It is in Tsundur mandal and Tenali taluka, Pin code is 522-211....
  
  
• 2. Dundipalem
• 3. Edlapalli
• 4. Parimi
• 5. Gajuluru
• 6. Manduru
• 7. Vetapalam
• 8. Penugudrapadu
• 9. Nadigadapalem
• 10. Modukuru

Tsunduru Dalit Massacre

The village became infamous for the sensational killing of 8 dalits (Malas

Mala (caste)

Mala or Malla is a social group or caste mostly from Andhra Pradesh state of India. Mala or Malla is derived from the Sanskrit word "Malla" which means wrestler. They are one of the dominant Dalit castes of Andhra the other being Madigas.They constitute around 8.5% of the total state population...

) on the 6^th of August, 1991, when a mob of over 400 people, composed of mainly Reddy

Reddy

Reddy is a social group or caste of India, predominantly inhabiting Andhra Pradesh. They are enlisted as a forward caste by the government. Traditionally, they are a high-caste community of nobility, warriors and cultivators. According to academics, they were a warrior caste in the remote past and...

s and telaga

Telaga

Telaga is a community of Andhra and concentrated primarily in the coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh. The Telagas are one of the ancient Warrior Clans and Feudal Landlords of India who had links to all the major Ruling Dynasties of South India like Chalukya,Chola,Kakateeya and Vijayanagar...

s chased down the victims along the bund of an irrigation canal. In the trial which was concluded, 21 people were sentenced to life imprisonment

Life imprisonment

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 and 35 others to a year of rigorous imprisonment

Imprisonment

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 and a penalty

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 of Rs.

Indian rupee

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 2000 each, on the 31^st of July, 2007, by special judge

Judge

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established for the Purpose under SC,STs Atrocities(Prevention) Act.