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Mangalore: One of the students who were beaten up by a group of men at a birthday party held in a homestay on Saturday evening has said that from their experience they got to know what merciless goons were like and how they behaved .

He narrated the way in which the group barged into the private property all of a sudden. Without giving scope to talk or to explain, they started thrashing the inmates indiscriminately. He added that the students pleaded that at least the girls be spared, but they too were brutally attacked.

The girls were groped and dragged by the hair, he said, adding that in his and friends' opinion, the assailants were nothing short of being dacoits. They had robbed them of their money, gold and mobile phones also. By the time the participants of the party could recover from the sudden attack, everything had got over and the goons had fled, he said.

He pointed out that all that they had as part of celebration was cake and small drinks. "They created a needless racket calling it a 'rave' party. They don't even know what a 'rave' party is and what it means. We did not have any prohibited stuff around. We were not at fault nor were we indulging in anything illegal. Hence we had not apprehended or expected such an attack," he stressed.

He also made it clear that following the assault, they were not arrested by the police but only whisked away to safety.

He further confirmed that all the students who had gathered hailed from good families and they had obtained permission to attend the party. The girls had not touched any alcohol, while the rest had a small amount of light drinks.

His mother said that she knew all the other students who had gathered at the party and they were all regular visitors to her house and they had food in her house many times. She said she had instilled discipline and values in her son. She demanded that the fingers of those culprits who had molested the girls be cut off.

Another girl said that she was slapped and her personal parts were groped. The assailants practically behaved like animals, she said.

A city advocate is trying to get all the students together to proceed legally against the culprits.

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