A woman protester was slapped by a senior police officer in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu on Tuesday evening. Additional deputy superintendent of police (ADSP), Pandiarajan, was seen in a video hitting the woman with a lathi before slapping her as he tried to disperse protesters. The incident occurred in Samalapuram in Tirupur, about 460km from Chennai, when a group of people blocked a road demanding closure of a Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) liquor outlet in the locality. (Video courtesy: Puthiya TV)