India, Aug. 27 -- Two men were publicly caned in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them of violating the law by kissing and hugging, media reports said.

They were convicted of violating Islamic law for having a consensual same-sex relationship.

An audience of about 100 people witnessed the caning on a stage in Bustanussalatin city park in Banda Aceh on Tuesday, reported CBS News.

According to reports, the two men are aged 20 and 21.

They were beaten up on their backs with a rattan cane dozens of times by a group of people wearing robes and hoods.

Apart from them, eight others were also caned for performing adultery and gambling.

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