Female police officer slaps a woman over the head for choosing a Muslim boyfriend in India

A shocking video shows a female police officer slapping a woman over the head for having a Muslim boyfriend in India.

Four officers are seen insulting the woman while they are in a police van with her in a clip that’s gone viral in the country.

The woman had been detained by police after a mob dragged her and the man she was with to the local police station in Meerut in the state of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, the Times of India reports.

In the clip, the female officer – identified only as Priyanka – is seen assaulting the woman after questioning her about her whereabouts.

The three other officers, including a head constable Salek Chand ad another constable called Neetu Singh, are also seen hurling insults at the cowering woman, who has not been named.

One of the officers – identified as a home guard called Sainserpal – is heard asking her why she ‘wasn’t ashamed of dating a Muslim boy.’

He then instructs Priyanka to remove the scarf that is covering the woman’s face, which she does.

Four officers are seen insulting the woman while they are in a police van with her in a clip that’s gone viral in the country

The Times of India asked why the woman had been detained when she had not been charged with a crime.

A police spokesman told the newspaper the girl would be freed after officers spoke to her parents to determine if she ‘was under any kind of pressure in the relationship.’

The couple, who are both in their 20s, were released from custody after her parents arrived.

All four officers have since been suspended and an inquiry has been launched into their conduct, Prashant Kumar, the additional directional general of police in Meerut, confirmed.

The woman, who has not been identified, was released after her parents came to the station