NEW DELHI: Indian police are searching for around a dozen people who tortured a Muslim man for hours, forcing him to shout Hindu slogans and capturing it on a video which has gone viral since the victim died. A 10-minute video shows scores of men beating Tabrez Ansari in the latest suspected case of religious violence to stain India's secular image. The mob also forced Ansari to shout "Jai Shri Ram" - Hail Lord Ram - a slogan widely used by Hindu hardliners. Ansari died in hospital on Saturday, four days after he was attacked, tied to a pole, then beaten and punched over accusations that he carried out a burglary in Jharkhand state. "We have arrested the main accused for the murder, but a dozen people from the mob are on the run," Kartik S, the Seraikela police chief, told AFP. Kartik said the villagers accused the 24-year-old of being a thief and beat him for nearly 12-hours before he was taken into custody and then hospital. - AFP
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