In first quarter, BTP issues 9,794 challans for drunk driving, rewrites records

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In the archetypal 3 months of 2026, Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) person booked a whopping 9,794 drunk driving cases, the highest successful the past 5 years, highlighting accrued enforcement.

However, recommendations for suspending driving licence (DL) stay beneath 1,500, accounting for little than 20% of the full challans issued, contempt the BTP introducing measures to summation recommendations aimed astatine curbing drunk-driving behaviour.

Published - April 09, 2026 10:29 p.m. IST

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