Now that it has become socially acceptable to wear slippers outdoors — to the grocery store, to school, out to dinner — the market is flooded with all manner of furry, fuzzy, and cozy options.

SI Shiva of Kurichedu police station said one Vemula Venkata Ravi Kumar (35), had allegedly harassed the woman cook and struck her with a slipper. When village elders intervened, Ravi reportedly ...