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A peculiar thrust against drinking and driving volition beryllium held crossed the metropolis by the Mysuru City Traffic constabulary from December 24 to 30 to curb instances of driving nether the power of alcohol.
“Commuters are hereby warned that drunk driving is simply a punishable offence nether Section 185 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The punishment includes a good of ₹10,000 and/or imprisonment for up to six months,” work a property connection issued by City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar connected December 23.
“The driving licences of repetition offenders volition beryllium suspended by the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) for a play of 3 months oregon more, oregon adjacent permanently, depending connected the severity of the offence. The respondent/s whitethorn besides beryllium dealt with the consequent penal Sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS),” the connection added.
Road information remains the apical precedence of Mysuru City postulation police, the connection further noted. In summation to regular postulation regularisation and enforcement, peculiar drives are being conducted to heighten commuter safety, trim roadworthy mishap fatalities, beforehand postulation discipline, and guarantee strict compliance with the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 by each vehicles operating wrong the city.
“One of the astir captious issues being addressed is drunk driving, which poses a sedate menace not lone to the operator oregon rider but besides to guiltless chap roadworthy users. Driving nether the power of intoxicant importantly increases the hazard of roadworthy accidents and volition not beryllium tolerated,” the connection said.
Minors
Further, minors are strictly prohibited from driving immoderate centrifugal vehicle. Vehicle owners oregon guardians who licence minors to thrust volition beryllium prosecuted arsenic per law, the connection warned.
Vigilant citizens are besides requested to study instances of drunk driving and different postulation violations to Mysuru metropolis Traffic Police done Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), Public Eye WhatsApp number: 9481100100, and constabulary helpline 112, the connection added.
