Police officers of the Thiruvallur District in Uthukottai are seen pouring turmeric water onto lockdown violators.<br /><br />Footage captured on Friday (March 27) in the state of Tamil Nadu, southern India, shows police stopping people one by one as they hold a mug of turmeric water and pour the liquid over their heads. <br /><br />According to local media, shirts with a stained yellow colour have now become a new symbol, shaming any person breaking coronavirus lockdown rules.<br /><br />One of the police officers, who refused to identify himself, said: "We have decided to disperse the lockdown violators in a unique and harmless way which would not only disperse them but also shame them."<br /><br />India's 1.3 billion population is in lockdown.
