Reportedly registered cases of drunk driving have increased in Hyderabad as the traffic police in the city have increased vigil and the teams deployed for routine checks. Earlier in the month of February alone, the Hyderabad traffic police registered a total of 2,972 cases, out of which 755 persons were awarded jail sentences of 90 days. Meanwhile all violators in the 2,972 cases were produced in the third and fourth metropolitan magistrate courts in Nampally.
Furthermore this comes after a staggering 1,594 cases were registered on New Year’s Eve and New Year ’s Day under the three Commissionerate in the city. KPV Raju, Inspector, Traffic Admin, said, “Until last year, we used to conduct checks only on Friday and Saturday nights, but in light of the cases registered recently after the New Year, we have upped the ante and our teams, both static and mobile, do routine checks even on weekdays”.
According to the police, the increase in cases is mainly due to the easy availability of liquor and an increase in people’s capacity to purchase and the rest were fined for an amount of Rs 2,500, and cases were filed under section 185 of Motor Vehicle Act (Driving by a drunken person or by a person under the influence of drugs).
