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Drunk driving cases crossed Hyderabad saw a 5% diminution connected New Year’s Eve, with a full of 2,731 motorists booked crossed the metropolis and its suburbs, compared with 2,873 cases recorded during celebrations past year. Despite intensive enforcement and a disposable constabulary presence, the nighttime was not accident-free, with 2 fatal roadworthy accidents reported successful the Cyberabad and erstwhile Rachakonda commissionerates, though constabulary clarified that neither was straight linked to New Year celebrations.
1,198 drunk driving cases successful Hyderabad
The Hyderabad commissionerate led the charts with 1,198 drunk driving cases, nevertheless down from 1,415 cases successful 2024. The highest fig of cases were detected nether DCP–III limits, which accounted for 490 bookings. Malakpet emerged arsenic the azygous largest hotspot successful the metropolis with 125 cases, followed by Santosh Nagar with 63. Chandrayangutta and Saidabad reported 49 and 44 cases respectively, portion Falaknuma recorded the lowest successful the portion with 9 cases. Mirchowk constabulary booked 15 cases.
DCP–I limits accounted for 392 cases. S.R. Nagar stood retired with 111 cases, the second-highest tally for immoderate azygous presumption crossed Hyderabad. Begumpet and Punjagutta reported 52 cases each, portion Trimulgherry booked 49. Banjara Hills recorded 26 cases, among the little figures successful this zone.
Under DCP–II limits, a full of 316 cases were booked. Chilkalguda Traffic Police Station led the portion with 56 cases, followed by Kachiguda with 47 and Chikkadpally with 45. Abids recorded 20 cases and Gandhinagar 29. Interestingly, Marredpally, Bowenpally and Narayanaguda postulation constabulary stations reported zero cases during the peculiar drive.
The special enforcement drive was carried retired passim the night, with astir 1,000 postulation unit deployed crossed 217 cardinal junctions and intersections to modulate postulation and behaviour enactment analyser tests. Seven further platoons were deployed to fortify the existing force, portion intensive checking is being carried retired astatine 120 locations until 6 a.m. connected Thursday.
605 cases successful erstwhile Rachakonda
In the erstwhile Rachakonda commissionerate, 605 motorists were booked driving nether the power of alcohol. Here, Traffic Zone-I accounted for 316 cases, portion Traffic Zone-II recorded 289.
Within Zone-I, the Malkajgiri part emerged arsenic the biggest contributor with 260 cases. Uppal unsocial accounted for 126 cases, the highest for immoderate azygous presumption successful the commissionerate. Malkajgiri Traffic Police Station followed with 60 cases, portion Kushaiguda booked 41. Jawaharnagar reported conscionable 9 cases, among the lowest successful the zone. In the Bhongir division, 46 cases were booked, with Bhongir Traffic Police Station accounting for 21 and Yadadri Traffic Police Station 11.
In Traffic Zone-II, the L.B. Nagar part recorded the highest fig with 238 cases. L.B. Nagar Traffic Police Station booked 123 cases, narrowly up of Vanasthalipuram, which reported 115. Maheshwaram Division recorded 46 cases, portion Ibrahimpatnam booked 26.
Most offenders successful 21-30 & 31-40 property groups
Age-wise information from Rachakonda shows that the bulk of offenders were successful the 21–30 and 31–40 property groups, with 255 and 181 cases respectively. Another 100 violators were successful the 41–50 property bracket. Very fewer cases progressive drivers supra 60 years of age, and nary minors were booked.
Blood intoxicant attraction levels revealed that the highest fig of offenders fell successful the 51–100 mg/100 ml and 101–150 mg/100 ml ranges, with 262 and 141 cases respectively. Police besides flagged utmost intoxication levels successful respective cases, with the highest BAC recorded astatine 550 mg/100 ml successful Vanasthalipuram, and 447 mg/100 ml successful Bhongir.
Two-wheelers accounted for the bulk of cases successful Rachakonda, with 511 motorcyclists and scooter riders booked. Four-wheelers accounted for 80 cases, portion 14 cases progressive three-wheelers. No cases involving lorries oregon trucks were reported, and each those booked were antheral drivers.
A fatal roadworthy mishap was reported successful the Rachakonda limits successful the aboriginal hours of January 1. One antheral was killed and 3 others injured erstwhile a car rammed into a lorry adjacent milestone 92 astatine Tharamathipet successful Abdullapurmet astir 2.30 am. The car, carrying 4 men from Moinabad towards Edullagudem colony via the Outer Ring Road (ORR), deed the lorry from the rear.
Cyberabad postulation constabulary clearing the conveyance aft clang astatine Tharamathipet successful Abdullapurmet | Photo Credit: By Arrangement
The deceased was identified arsenic 40-year-farmer Chinnam Venkatesham, who died connected the spot owed to the impact, portion 30-year-old P. Lingaswamy, sustained superior injuries. The driver, Guniganti Naresh, and different passenger, Kontam Srinivas, suffered insignificant injuries and were shifted to a backstage infirmary successful Hayathnagar. A lawsuit has been registered by Abdullapurmet constabulary and an probe is underway.
928 drunk driving cases successful Cyberabad
In the Cyberabad commissionerate, that houses the IT corridor, 928 motorists were booked for driving nether the power of alcohol. A fatal mishap was besides reported successful this jurisdiction astir 10 p.m. connected December 31 adjacent the Botanical Garden successful Gachibowli. Police said that the mishap was not straight linked to New Year celebrations.
As galore arsenic 55 peculiar teams were deployed crossed the commissionerate arsenic portion of the New Year enforcement. Two-wheelers accounted for the bulk of violations with 695 cases, followed by 199 four-wheelers, 31 three-wheelers and 3 dense vehicles. Police said driving licences of each offenders would beryllium seized and forwarded to the respective Regional Transport Authorities for suspension nether the Motor Vehicles Act.
Data shared by the postulation constabulary revealed that 419 motorists signaling humor intoxicant levels supra 100 mg/100 ml, 35 supra 300 mg/100 ml and 5 exceeding 500 mg/100 ml. The highest fig of cases were detected wrong the postulation constabulary presumption limits of Miyapur, RC Puram, Raidurgam, Gachibowli, Kukatpally, Medchal, Narsingi, Rajendranagar and KPHB.
Senior constabulary officials said the dip successful drunk driving cases indicated improved consciousness but stressed that enforcement would stay strict successful the coming weeks, informing that adjacent a azygous lawsuit of drunken driving could person fatal consequences.
