333 Drunk Drivers Booked in Cyberabad Weekend Crackdown
Of the 333 offenders, 269 related to bikes, 11 three-wheeler riders, 51 four-wheeler riders and two heavy vehicles
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Traffic Police (CTP) conducted a special drunk driving enforcement drive over the weekend, resulting in the apprehension of 333 offenders.
Of the 333 offenders, 269 related to bikes, 11 three-wheeler riders, 51 four-wheeler riders and two heavy vehicles. Around 262 offenders had Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) levels ranging from 36 mg/100 ml to 200 mg/100 ml while 50 offenders had BAC levels ranging from 201 mg/100 ml to 300 mg/100 ml and 21 offenders had BAC levels ranging from 301 mg/100 ml to 550 mg/100 ml
Traffic Additional Deputy Commissioner, Admin, G Narender said all the offenders will be produced before the court concerned.
The Cyberabad police reiterated that driving under the influence of alcohol is a serious offence. If anyone is found to be driving in an inebriated condition and causes a fatal accident, such individuals will be booked under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder).
The maximum punishment under this section is 10 years of imprisonment along with a fine. In the last week from July 27 to August 1, 232 Drunken Driving (DD) cases were disposed of in the courts, in which three persons got fine plus jail, half a dozen persons got fine plus social service and 223 persons got fine only.