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A full of 457 motorists were booked for driving nether the power of intoxicant by the Cyberabad postulation constabulary during a play peculiar enforcement drive.
As per the information shared by the police, the offenders included 346 two-wheeler riders, 20 three-wheeler drivers, 86 four-wheeler motorists and 5 dense conveyance drivers.
Breathalyser tests showed that 399 had Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) levels betwixt 35 mg and 200 mg per 100 ml, 34 recorded levels betwixt 201 mg and 300 mg per 100 ml, and 24 had readings ranging from 301 mg to 550 mg per 100 ml.
All the offenders volition beryllium produced earlier the court. The postulation constabulary cautioned that driving successful an inebriated authorities is simply a superior offence, adding that those liable for fatal accidents portion drunk volition beryllium booked nether Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder), which carries a maximum punishment of 10 years’ imprisonment and fine.
During the erstwhile week (October 20-25), 336 drunk driving cases were disposed of by the court. Of these, 317 offenders were fined, 19 were sentenced to jail, including six for 1 time and 13 for 2 days, and 23 were assigned societal work arsenic portion of their penalty.
The Cyberabad postulation constabulary said that peculiar enforcement drives would proceed to curb drunk driving and heighten roadworthy safety.
