Pepper Spray
Legal Corner Icon — the image was hosted by the publisher and was not captured.You can buy Pepper Spray online from Apollo Pharmacy at Rs. 360 for 35 gms.
Pepper spray is an effective counter attack in the West, on people trying to commit crimes - it is used not just by women, but also by police, Customs, owners of establishments and Parliamentarians inside Parliament in some countries. It's non-lethal, but effective and legal.
In India, the use of Pepper Spray is not well known though its use inside Parliament has been effectively demonstrated.
There is Rajyalakshmi Rao, a former Judge offering pepper spray free of cost to any woman.
In some countries pepper spray is classified under heading 9304 - other arms. In Canada import of pepper spray for use on human beings is prohibited. In India there seems to be no such prohibition and it seems it is classified under 3304 - beauty preparations.
In US, there is a device that combines a flashlight, pepper spray and an alarm and the US Customs has classified this as a flashlight.