Hyderabad, June 28 (RAHNUMA): Cyberabad Traffic Police (CTP) has conducted a special drunk driving enforcement drive over the weekend, resulting in the apprehension of 300 offenders.
The total cases booked 259 two wheelers, Six three wheelers , 34 four wheelers and one heavy vehicle based on their Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) levels 245 offenders had BAC levels ranging from 36 mg/100 ml to 200 mg/100 ml , 30 offenders had BAC levels ranging from 201 mg/100 ml to 300 mg/100 ml and 25 offenders had BAC levels ranging from 301 mg/100 ml to 550 mg/100 ml
All the offenders will be produced before the Court.
Cyberabad Police reiterate 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 (June 22 to 27) a total 251 drunk driving cases were disposed in the courts, in which
251 persons got fine only.
