90 persons jailed for drunk driving in Cyberabad
Hyderabad: A total of 90 persons, who were caught by the Cyberabad Traffic Police in just three days on charges of drunk driving, have been sent to jail for durations ranging from one day to seven days.
According to the Traffic Police, the 90 persons who were sentenced to imprisonment were among 262 persons caught for drunk driving and without driving licence during regular vehicle checking between October 20 and 23, at various places across the Cyberabad Commissionerate. All those caught were produced before court, which imposed a total fine of Rs 99,450 on violators of drunk driving rule and over Rs 1.1 lakh on those without driving licence.
According to the police, 38 persons caught at Miyapur were imprisoned for drunk driving, followed by Kukatpally with 36 persons, Shamshabad with 10 persons and Balanagar with six persons. The driving licenses of all the persons caught drunk were being sent to the Regional Transport Authority concerned for suspension of the license, officials said.
“Drunk driving and driving by unauthorized persons have been major causes of road crashes and fatalities on roads in Cyberabad. Hence, we have been taking stringent legal action against such violators,” police
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