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Netizens Up in Arms Over Indian Cops Belting Woman (VIRAL VIDEO)

A police case has been registered against the policemen under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, with the cops accused of wrongful confinement and using excessive force, among other charges.
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New Delhi (Sputnik): A video clip of an apparent policeman beating a woman with a belt in the presence of another policeman surfaced online on Monday and soon went viral on the internet.

The video was shot in October 2018 near New Delhi in Faridabad city in the Indian state of Haryana.

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​The over 4 minute-video shows a woman dressed in a sari  surrounded by few men, with one of them wearing a police uniform. 

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They are heard demanding a phone number from the woman before she is repeatedly hit. 

The Haryana state police department has suspended two police officials and three special police officers following the incident. 

Social media was outraged as the the video clip went viral.

​Some even demanded the strictest punishment available for such policemen.

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​Netizens also praised Haryana Police's swift action.

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