Rajasthan: Cops bust ‘chilli spray’ gang, 3 held

UDAIPUR: Chittorgarh police on Sunday arrested three members of a chilli spray gang that targets pedestrians and two wheeler riders on secluded roads and loot mobiles, jewellery and cash.
They were identified as Heeralal (36) of Nimbaheda, Sonu (19) of Neemuch, MP, and Nasir, aka Murad (30), of Mandphiya. The fourth member, Sunil, a resident of Nimbhaheda, is at large.
Chittorgarh SP Deepak Bhargava said the gang had been active in the city area for over two weeks and committed over half-a-dozen cases of loot and assault on helpless commuters. The men worked in group and waited for lone commuters and pedestrians on streets. Finding a chance with no one around, they would spray chilli powder on their targets and shock them with the sudden attack. The men would assault the prey, loot cash, jewellery and mobile phones and flee.
ASP Himmat Singh Deval, CO Badi Sadri Ashish Kumar and SHO Nikumbh PS Vinod Menariya with the help of informers kept a vigil in the area and with technical support from experts nabbed the three accused.