Mangalore: Woman, young man assaulted by group of 20
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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (NM)
Mangalore, Feb 2: A woman and a young man belonging to the Dalit community were allegedly beaten up by at least 20 youths at Arakerebail, Jeppu here on Saturday February 1 night.
The victims are identified as Yashoda (42) and her relative Subhash (23).
It is said that Subhash and his team had a clash with the assaulters on a previous occasion. During the clash, one of persons in the group sustained injuries and was admitted to the hospital. The issue had reached police station as well. This time he led the fight as an act of revenge, it is said.
On Saturday night, nearly 20 youths allegedly broke into the house of Yashoda and thrashed Subhash. When Yashoda tried to intervene, she too was beaten up by the group, said Ganesh, a neighbour.
The injured were then admitted to Wenlock hospital.
Yashoda and Subhash identified some of the accused youths as Naveen, Manju, Jignesh, Pradeep, Rahul, Lakshisha, and Avinash.
A case has been registered in Pandeshwar police station.