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BENGALURU: Pepper spray , mostly known to be used by women for self-defence , seems to have become a favourite weapon at the hands of rowdy-sheeters , who prefer to use it to ward off attacks from rivals.Central Crime Branch (CCB) police recovered three pepper spray canisters from a rowdy-sheeter in west Bengaluru on Thursday. Rama, a murder convict serving life sentence, had come out on parole, which was to end next week. We conducted the raids to prevent further violence over the murder and in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls,” Alok Kumar said. The sleuths had swooped down on the residences of 10 rowdies in connection with the recent murder of Lakshmana in Mahalakshmi Layout police station limits.“We found three pepper spray bottles at the house of Dhobighat Rama in Jnanabharati area, west Bengaluru. “All the 10 rowdies belonged to gangs in favour of Lakshmana or his rivals..