Over 980 motorists booked for drunk driving cases in weekend drives across Hyderabad’s quad-commissionerates limits
Traffic police in Hyderabad and surrounding areas booked nearly 1,000 motorists for drunk driving during recent weekend enforcement drives. Authorities warned that offenders involved in fatal accidents could face severe penalties under the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Why it matters
Strict enforcement of traffic laws is a critical public safety measure to reduce road fatalities and deter impaired driving in major urban centers.
Traffic police in Hyderabad and the neighbouring commissionerates booked 982 cases of drunk driving during special enforcement drives conducted over the weekend, with two-wheeler riders accounting for the majority of offenders.
Hyderabad Traffic Police booked 404 motorists during a two-day special drive on August 21 and 22. In Cyberabad, 261 motorists were apprehended during a weekend special drive. Two-wheelers accounted for 215 cases, followed by four-wheelers with 38, three-wheelers with five and heavy vehicles with three. Future City Traffic Police booked 76 offenders during its drive from August 15 to 21.
Malkajgiri Commissionerate Traffic Police booked another 241 motorists during its drive from August 16 to 22. Police said all the offenders would be produced before the courts and warned that drunk driving would continue to be dealt with strictly.
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