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Chittoor constabulary imposed a full punishment of ₹1 lakh connected 10 motorists caught driving nether the power of intoxicant during a peculiar enforcement drive, connected Thursday. Acting connected the directions of Superintendent of Police (SP) Tushar Dudi, the checks were conducted nether the Municipal Corporation limits.
Circle Inspector (Chittoor-Traffic) K. Lakshminarayana said the accused were booked during conveyance inspections. All 10 offenders were produced earlier the Principal Junior Civil Court, wherever Judge Umadevi imposed a good of ₹10,000 connected each.
Mr. Lakshminarayana warned that drunk driving was a superior offence that endangers not lone the operator but besides different roadworthy users. He urged motorists to strictly adhere to postulation rules to debar accidents and ineligible consequences.
The authoritative said that arsenic per Section 185 of the Motor Vehicles Act, first-time offenders whitethorn look a good of up to ₹10,000, up to six months’ imprisonment, oregon both. Repeat offences tin pull a good of ₹15,000 and imprisonment up to 3 years. The constabulary reiterated that strict enforcement volition proceed to guarantee roadworthy information crossed the district.
