Police officers of the Thiruvallur District in Uthukottai are seen pouring turmeric water onto lockdown violators.

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.

According to local media, shirts with a stained yellow colour have now become a new symbol, shaming any person breaking coronavirus lockdown rules.

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."

India's 1.3 billion population is in lockdown.

The Thiruvallur District Police in Uttukkottai of Tamil Nadu in southern India came with an unique idea to teach the lockdown violators a lesson by pouring turmeric water.
The Yellow colour on the shirt has now become a new symbol which would shame the violators as people would easily recognize them by the colour.
As the entire India is under a lockdown of 21-days, the police have resorted to beating with cane sticks hurting and injuring people. A person also died after he was beaten up in the state of West Bengal of India.
One of the police officials 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.
The video is showing the police stopping the violators one by one as they hold a mug of turmeric water and pours over their head.
A man in the scooter is seen trying to save himself but escapes with just a splash.
Another man is caught by the police as he pours a mug of turmeric water also on the lady who sits in the pillion.