Overview
- The Cyberabad Traffic Police carried out a focused weekend enforcement drive that resulted in 333 people being stopped and booked for driving under the influence.
- Most of those arrested rode two-wheelers (269), while 51 were in four-wheelers, 11 in three-wheelers and two were heavy vehicle drivers.
- Authorities recorded Blood Alcohol Concentration readings from 36 mg/100 ml up to 550 mg/100 ml, with the bulk of offenders in the 36–200 mg/100 ml range.
- Courts handled related cases in the prior week, disposing of 232 drunken-driving cases where most offenders were fined and a small number received jail or community-service penalties.
- Police cited Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 for fatal drunk-driving cases, which covers culpable homicide not amounting to murder and carries a maximum of 10 years in prison plus a fine, and warned special drives will continue.