1997 Melavalavu massacre

Quand

30 juin 1997

Type

Massacre

Coordonnées

10.10° N, 78.36° E

Description

Caste-related violence against Dalits

Caste related violence against Dalits

The 1997 Melavalavu massacre refers to the murder of a Panchayat President of the village and six other men of the Dalit community by dominant caste members in Melavalavu, Madurai on 30 June 1997. The men were hacked to death after some dominant caste members refused to accept a Panchayat president from the Dalit Community.

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