What the records say
- When
- 8 Jun 1980
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 350
- Coordinates
- 23.86° N, 91.48° E
- Description
- 1980 killing of Bengalis in Tripura, India
Mandai massacre
1980 killing of Bengalis in Tripura, India
The Mandai massacre refers to the general massacre of the Bengalis of Mandai village near the capital (Agartala) of the Indian state of Tripura on 8 June 1980. According to official figures, 255 Bengalis were massacred in Mandai, while foreign presses, independent sources and eyewitnesses put the figure anywhere between 350 and 400. Many of the victims had their heads crushed and their limbs severed.
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