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Over 800 individuals were booked for driving nether the power of intoxicant during a weekend-special enforcement thrust carried retired betwixt December 19 and 20
In Cyberabad, 409 motorists were booked, with two-wheeler riders accounting for the bulk of the violations with 290 cases, followed by 95 four-wheelers and 23 three-wheelers. One dense conveyance operator was besides recovered driving nether the influence.
Data released by the constabulary shows that intoxicant depletion levels among those caught were significant. As galore arsenic 352 offenders recorded humor intoxicant attraction levels betwixt 35 mg/100 ml and 200 mg/100 ml, portion 37 drivers were recovered with levels ranging from 201 mg/100 ml to 300 mg/100 ml. This apart, 20 motorists had alarmingly precocious BAC levels betwixt 301 mg/100 ml and 550 mg/100 ml. All those apprehended volition beryllium produced earlier the court.
The Cyberabad Traffic Police reiterated that drunken driving remains a superior offence with terrible ineligible consequences. Officials warned that if a idiosyncratic driving successful an inebriated information causes a fatal accident, the accused volition beryllium booked nether Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which deals with culpable homicide not amounting to execution and carries a maximum punishment of up to 10 years of imprisonment on with a fine.
During the erstwhile week, betwixt December 15 and 20, a full of 756 drunk-driving cases were disposed of successful the court. Of these, 2 offenders were sentenced to a operation of good and societal service, portion 754 were penalised with fines alone.
Meanwhile, the Hyderabad postulation constabulary booked 403 motorists. Here too, two-wheeler riders formed the bulk of offenders with 320 cases, followed by 59 four-wheelers and 23 three-wheelers. One dense conveyance operator was besides recovered driving nether the power of alcohol
Officials said determination would beryllium zero tolerance towards drunken driving and said specified peculiar drives would continue. Commuters were urged to cooperate with postulation unit to guarantee safer roads.
