Using the world’s hottest chili, which is more than 1,000 times stronger than the average cooking spice, Indian military experts in Assam have developed a grenade.

 The researchers have developed the new crowd control grenade packed with ground seeds from the bhut jolokia chili, which is found in Assam, a report in The Sun has said.
 
Officially, it is recognized as the hottest on the planet by Guinness World Records.

When deployed, the grenade showers the targets with a dust so spicy that in trials subjects were blinded for hours and left with breathing problems.

Lead scientist R.B. Srivastava from India’s Defense Research and Development Organization said, “The chili grenade is a non-toxic weapon and when used would force a terrorist to come out of his hideout.”

He further added, “The effect is so pungent that it would literally choke them.”

The hotness of the bhut jolokia, which is native to Assam, in north-east India, is measured in Scoville heat units and comes in at a massive 1,001,304, which is nearly twice as hot as Mexico’s red savina that used to hold the record at 577,000.

Researchers in India have also come up with some other ingenious uses for the chili.

“There are other applications as well, what we call women power. A specially made chili powder could act as a tool for women to keep away anti-socials and work in this regard is also on,” Srivastava further said.

There is another plan by the department to rub the chili powder on the fences around army barracks.

Srivastava said, “The chili paste could also act as a major repellent against wild elephants.” (With Inputs from Agencies)