Overview
- Delhi issued 868 drunk-driving challans after deploying about 20,000 personnel, a 56% increase over last year’s count of 558, with rotating breathalyser checkpoints across hotspots.
- Hyderabad reported 2,731 drunk-driving bookings citywide, down 5% year-on-year, while neighbouring Cyberabad booked 928 offenders as police seized licences for suspension under the Motor Vehicles Act.
- Mumbai Police registered 211 DUI cases and issued 13,752 e‑challans for other offences on New Year’s Eve, collecting Rs 1.31 crore in fines during citywide checks.
- KwaZulu‑Natal authorities in South Africa reported a 9% drop in festive‑season road fatalities and about 2,800 arrests for drunk driving since mid‑December as roving teams continued operations.
- Post‑event actions include prosecutions and departmental reviews, highlighted by the arrest of a Lucknow sub‑inspector after an alleged drunk‑driving incident in which his car struck barricades.