Over 3000 caught drunk driving in Hyderabad on New Year’s night

The police said all those booked are being produced in the court and their driver’s licences were sent to the Road Transport Authority for suspension under The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

Of the overall FIRs the maximum cases were registered against two-wheelers. While 1,066 such cases were booked in Hyderabad, Cyberabad police and Rachakonda police booked 938 and 431 such cases.

In case of four-wheelers, while Hyderabad and Rachakonda police registered cases against 135 and 76 persons respectively, as many as 275 cases were registered in Cyberabad.

Thirteen minors were caught driving under the influence.

Avinash Mohanty, the Cyberabad police commissioner, attributed the accident-free New Year’s celebrations in the city to the special drive against drunk driving.

The police initiated a special crackdown on drunk driving before New Year’s Eve, setting up barricades across the city from 8 pm. This led to tense exchanges between citizens and law enforcement at various locations. Cyberabad alone recorded over 150 motorists with a blood alcohol content (BAC) exceeding 200 mg/100 ml, well beyond the permissible limit of less than 30 mg/100 ml.