Outrage as India flogging video underscores Hindu-Muslim tensions

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New police recruits in the Indian state of Gujarat: Law enforcement authorities in the state are under fire over alleged police treatment of Muslims. © Reuters

QURATULAIN REHBAR, Contributing writer

NEW DELHI -- A video circulating in India showing Muslim men being flogged by what appear to be plain-clothes police officers has prompted condemnation from rights groups and spotlighted anew the country's worsening religious tensions.

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