Selvan Manoharan was startled as the man armed with a gun stormed into his store in Es***, near London, and threw a bag on the counter demanding it be filled with cash."He didnt want to talk, he was covered up and his voice was muffled. Crooks know now if they come here Ill mess them up. I was little bit shaky but I thought I could manage him. Everyone says Im a Acrylic polymer hero, Im so proud," he said."He just said Put the money in the bag.The 41-year-old father of two forced the robber to flee empty-handed after he covered his face in red dye, which will last at least for a week. Basically, he was a young lad and I thought lets see what happens, Ill give it a try.. I tried to make him speak to see if I recognised him.He said while his wife was upset at him for taking the risk, he was proud that he had been able to protect his shop and 300 pounds of earnings in the till.Police in Es*** have since arrested two teenagers, aged 17 and 16, in relation to the incident.

As the robber momentarily turned away to check behind him, Manoharan took his chance and grabbed two cans of the scarlet spray. I could see he was scared, I decided he was a chicken so I got him," Manoharan told Metro. I just want a comfortable life.London: An Indian-origin shop manager who runs a store in the UK is being hailed as a hero after he had the presence of mind to spray a masked armed robber with red dye to scare him off."Im not scared now.