Rowdy out on parole keeps pepper spray ready!

  • | Thursday | 28th March, 2019

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.

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. 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. Rama, a murder convict serving life sentence, had come out on parole, which was to end next week. Suspecting that his rivals might catch him unawares, Rama kept with him pepper spray bottles,” a senior CCB officer said.Alok Kumar, additional commissioner of police (crime) said CCB police identified 10 active rowdy-sheeters in west Bengaluru and most of them had a connection with the Lakshmana murder case. “All the 10 rowdies belonged to gangs in favour of Lakshmana or his rivals. We conducted the raids to prevent further violence over the murder and in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls,” Alok Kumar said.

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