Balidan Vedi
During World War 2, a major number of Britons left the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and that's when the Japanese took over. And with this many unarmed Indian Penal Settlers / Islanders came under their control.
When Andaman was under the control of Japan, the British tried to take back the island by landing their spies who even caused so much damage to the Japanese. Due to this, the Japanese started torturing the locals, and many islanders were even shot dead.
On 30th January, the Japanese military took away 44 IIL members from the Cellular Jail to a hillock in Humfrey Gunj. Shot them dead, and buried in an "L" shaped mass grave. To commemorate the sacrifice of this martyr, Balidan Vedi was erected. Currently, the place has a long memorial with the names of all the 44 IIL members who were killed by the Japanese.
