UDUPI: A mob thrashed a man when he was with a girl from another community on Tuesday.

Thirteen men barged into the girl's house in Banglegudde, Karkala, and assaulted Sudhir Rane, 29, of Bailoor who was with her. They assaulted Sudhir with lethal objects, injuring him on the face and hands. They humiliated him by trimming his hair, videographed their act, and shared the clip on Facebook and WhatsApp.

Six persons were on Wednesday arrested in connection with the assault. They have been identified as Asif, Makbul, Kishore, Altaf, Dawood and Ibrahim, all residents of Banglegudde. The other seven are absconding.

Police have charged the six arrested men under Sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 395 (dacoity) of the Indian Penal Code, and registered a case at the Karkala police station.

The girl has been charged under the same sections because police suspect her involvement in the incident. She is to get married in September this year. Sources say she knows Rane for some time.

The arrested were produced before a court on Wednesday evening, police said.

An injured Rane, who is unemployed, is undergoing treatment at the KMC Hospital, Manipal.

