Amid nationwide protests over women safety following the gang-rape and murder of a Hyderabad veterinarian, The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) has decided to allow women to carry pepper spray as a means of self-defence. BL Yeshwanth Chavan, Chief Public Relations Officer, BMRCL, said that all security staff at the station have been now directed to allow women to carry pepper sprays.

Amid nationwide protests over women safety following the gang-rape and murder of a Hyderabad veterinarian, The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) has decided to allow women to carry pepper spray as a means of self-defence. BL Yeshwanth Chavan, Chief Public Relations Officer, BMRCL, said that all security staff at the station have been now directed to allow women to carry pepper sprays.