ANDHRA PRADESH Upper Caste Violence: Study of Chunduru Carnage The killing of 13 dalits by upper-caste men in Chunduru on August 6, is a crime of monstrous proportions committed by upper-caste men. The event is a sign of the bitter struggle for the dalits in the days ahead. It is imperative for the pro-dalit forces to study the incident carefully in order to provide an analytical understanding of the genealogy of the Chunduru massacre.