article_snippet.sent: (CNN)Police in India are putting aside CNN)Police in India batons in favor of an overhead solution to angry and unruly crowds: pepper-spraying drones.
article_snippet.sent: Yashasvi Yadav, Senior Superintendent of police in Lucknow, northern India, told CNN the city's force has bought four drones and is in the process of purchasing one more.
article_snippet.sent: four drones have been tested in controlled conditions," Yashasvi Yadav, Senior Superintendent of police in Lucknow, northern India said.
article_snippet.sent: four drones have been very successful and will be used by the Lucknow police whenever there are violent protests or mob attacks.
article_snippet.sent: The miniature aircraft will be fitted with a camera and pepper spray; each drone costs between $9,560 and $19,300, Yadav added.
article_snippet.sent: As well as being used as a security measure in other cities including Delhi and Mumbai, the unmanned, airborne vehicles have been used in tiger hunts, disaster relief and criminal investigations -- and even pizza deliveries.
article_snippet.sent: Reports suggest that the drone surveillance will be officially launched by the Chief Minister of Lucknow, Akhilesh Yadav, later this month.
highlights_snippet.sent: Police in Lucknow, northern India, have bought four drones to help control crowds .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The unmanned aerial vehicles are being fitted with cameras and pepper spray to subdue angry protesters .
  