Khargone (MP): In a shocking video clip shared by Maktoob Media on Twitter, visuals show police personnel brutally assaulting two Muslim youths while using explicit words to abuse them.

The video, as reported by the official Twitter handle of Maktoobmedia.com video is purportedly that of Khargone in Madhya Pradesh where violence broke out during Ram Navami celebrations.

The tweet further added that the critics have complained that police are torturing Muslims following the Ram Navami celebrations that turned violent.

In the video, several policemen can be seen rounding up two Muslim youngsters and beating them black and blue while using explicit words and abuse. One of the policemen is also filming the whole act while provoking his peers to beat the two youngsters further.

The visual shows brutality from the cops beating the two youngsters while grounding them and one of them is tying their hands.

Following the violence, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has given instructions for strict action against the perpetrators. “Punishment meted to them will set an example,” he said.

Dozens of people are injured in violence that began on Sunday following the Ram Navami procession led by infamous BJP leader Kapil Mishra.

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Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.

Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.

On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.

Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.

Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.

On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.

Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.

"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.