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An angry mob has allegedly attacked a Hindu girl - even slapping her across the face - for riding on the bus with her Muslim boyfriend.

The interfaith couple were on the bus together in India when they were confronted by angry strangers.

The shocking video shows how they were surrounded after being seen hugging on public transport .

Mobile phone footage shows other passengers yelling at the helpless young couple.

Suddenly one of the men swings at them, his hand connecting with the boy's face and bouncing his head off the window of the bus.

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Another man then slaps the girl around the face. She responds by screaming at her attackers in anger and fear.

She is then pulled by the hair and dragged out of the bus, in the unnamed Indian city.

The video was later uploaded online in an attempt to further shame the young couple, whose relationship is considered a taboo in Indian society.

A man called Sunny Tamak originally shared the video footage on his Facebook profile.

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Sunny posted the video with a caption criticising the girl for "taking advantage" of her parents.

His outraged Facebook friends responded with vitriolic messages, one even suggesting they should be burnt alive.

But when it was posted on a current affairs website, the video was captioned: "Another day, another video, another mob attack and another viral post .

"Our brains have gone to the dogs and we have submitted to fear. It seems hate is the only language in which we are willing to converse. Mob attack has become a way of life."