Chilli twist to robbery

Two robbers armed with a country-made firearm, a sharp weapon and a packet of chilli powder robbed Rs 3.45 lakh from two employees of a petrol pump station on the Mahanadi bridge today.

The incident took place when Nrusingha Bhatta and Kanhu Sahu of IBP petrol pump in Chatia were taking the cash to Bhubaneswar. The two were travelling on a motorcycle. The robbery took place under Jagatpur police station area, while they were crossing the bridge around 11.30am. The two armed men in a motorcycle stopped them.

One of them threw chilli powder on the faces of the employee while the other snatched the bag. The duo then fled with the cash said Pravat Pradhan, the officer in charge of Jagatpur police station. “Investigation is on,” he added. Read more................................Chilli twist to 3.5-lakh robbery

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Child addicted to World's hottest Chilli

As per the earlier post Indian 'Ghost Chilli' - world's hottest, 'Bhut Jolokia chilli' or 'Ghost Chilli' has been recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as the hottest chilli on Earth. Interestingly a 17-month-old toddler in the eastern Indian state of Assam is addicted to the fiery Bhut Jolokia.

Jayanta Lahan's parents say the child, who lives in Romal village in Dibrugarh district, 500km east of Assam's main city Guwahati in India, happily munches his way through a handful of the chillies.

As per child's father, Ritul Lahan "On Monday, he ate about 50 Bhut Jolakias in about three to four hours without showing any signs of tears or burning sensation in his stomach."

Lahan said his son had eagerly devoured the chillies since he was eight months old.

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Robbery with Chilli Powder

Here are incidents which happened in South India in which "Chilli powder" was sprinkled on the face of the victims by the robbers. Read the story at...........Assault with a deadly weapon: chilli powder

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Indian 'Ghost Chilli' - world's hottest

Very few Indian things are able to set a world record & fewer are able to enter the Guinness book of world records. But this time something related to 'Ghost' has been able to do this feat & enter the Guinness book of world records. Yes , its India's 'Bhut Jolokia chilli' or 'Ghost Chilli' which has been confirmed as the world's hottest pepper by the Guinness book of records.

Paul Bosland, a regents professor at New Mexico State University, recalls taking a bite of the chilli pepper and feeling like he was breathing fire.

The Bhut Jolokia is a naturally occurring hybrid native to the Assam region of northeastern India. A member of the university's chille pepper institute who was visiting India sent Bhut Jolokia seeds back to New Mexico for testing in 2001. The plant does not produce fruit easily, so it took some years to get enough for field testing, Bosland said. Read more.............Indian chilli sets record

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