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A full of 488 motorists were booked for drunk driving during peculiar enforcement drives conducted by Hyderabad and Cyberabad postulation constabulary implicit the weekend.
Hyderabad Traffic Police, during a two-day peculiar thrust conducted connected May 8 and May 9, caught 351 drivers for driving nether the power of alcohol.
Of those booked, 292 were riding two-wheelers, 30 were driving three-wheelers, portion 29 were driving four-wheelers and different vehicles.
According to the police, 69 offenders recorded humor intoxicant attraction (BAC) levels betwixt 30 and 50 mg, 146 betwixt 51 and 100 mg, 65 betwixt 101 and 150 mg, 44 betwixt 151 and 200 mg, 15 betwixt 201 and 250 mg, 7 betwixt 251 and 300 mg, portion 5 recorded BAC levels supra 300 mg.
Meanwhile, Cyberabad Traffic Police booked 137 motorists during its play peculiar drive.
Among them, 113 were two-wheeler riders, 5 were three-wheeler drivers, 18 were four-wheeler drivers and 1 was operating a dense vehicle.
Police said 105 offenders recorded BAC levels ranging betwixt 36 mg and 200 mg per 100 ml, 18 recorded betwixt 201 mg and 300 mg, portion 14 recorded levels betwixt 301 mg and 550 mg.
All the offenders volition beryllium produced earlier the court.
Cyberabad constabulary warned that motorists recovered driving nether the power and causing fatal accidents would beryllium booked nether Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita relating to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, which carries a maximum punishment of 10 years’ imprisonment on with a fine.
Police besides said that during the past week, 198 drunken driving cases were disposed of by courts successful Cyberabad, with 4 offenders receiving good and jailhouse terms, 4 awarded good on with societal service, and 190 fto disconnected with fines.
Traffic constabulary said determination would beryllium zero tolerance towards drunken driving violations and that peculiar drives would proceed crossed Hyderabad and Cyberabad.
Motorists were urged to cooperate with enforcement teams and debar driving aft consuming alcohol.
