India policeman arrested for hitting woman with a brick

 The footage has led to outrage in India

A policeman in the Indian capital, Delhi, has been

arrested after television channels broadcast images

of him attacking a woman with a brick.

In the footage, the policeman hits the woman in

the back with the brick after she hurls a brick at

his motorbike.

The video, shot by a passerby, led to outrage. The

officer is now suspended.

The woman, who was taking her two daughters

home from school on her scooter, says the fight

began after the officer asked her for a bribe.

She said the policeman had stopped her for

allegedly jumping a red light and demanded 200

rupees ($3; £2).

The woman said she then asked for a receipt, which

he refused to provide.

The footage shows the woman hurling a brick first

- at the officer's motorbike. But her older

daughter told the NDTV news channel that the

policeman had been the first to turn violent.

"When she tried to drive, uncle [the policeman]

kicked the scooter and threw a stone at it. My

mother picked up the stone and hit it at his bike.

He twisted her arm and hit her with [the] brick,"

she said.

Delhi police commission BS Bassi said a criminal

case had been registered against the officer.

"Strict action will be taken against him. We regret

that such a shameful act has been committed by a

traffic policeman," he said.

The incident has caused outrage in India and many

have taken to social media sites to criticise the

policeman.

This is not the first time policemen in India have

been accused of brutality - in 2010, a policeman in

the northern state of Uttar Pradesh was

suspended after he was seen punching and kicking

a woman in a police station.