Sale of pepper spray doubles after the Uber cab rape incident

#Nirbhaya #pepperspray #ubercab It has been revealed by a firm that sells pepper sprays that the sale of this product was negligible till the Nirbhaya rape incident and, suddenly, the demand of this spray has increased. This is because it is a non-lethal weapon and an effective one.
As the owner of the outlet explained - whenever any case of crime against women makes the headlines, the sale of the pepper spray increases. He added that after the recent Uber cab incident, the average sale, which was earlier 7,500 cans a month, has doubled in NCR. Moreover, they get online queries for the product and many go in for online purchase.
This product is sold in 6,000 pharmaceutical shops in the city and only 3,500 are registered retail outlets which also sell pepper sprays. The number of customers who arrive to buy pepper spray at these shops has reportedly increased by 30%.
Bulk orders usually come from BPOs, the aviation sector, banks, sales-related offices, real estate firms and media houses in the NCR. The price usually varies from Rs 150 to Rs 500 in sizes varying from 10gm to 55gm.