Hyderabad: Malkajgiri police check 3,617 vehicles in special drive

Malkajgiri Commissionerate police checked 3,617 vehicles and verified 3,448 persons during a two-hour SEAL-M operation on October 22. The drive covered three zones, resulting in 365 Motor Vehicles Act cases and e-challans, 28 drunk-driving cases and 126 vehicles seized.

Hyderabad: The Malkajgiri Commissionerate police checked 3,617 vehicles and verified 3,448 persons at 54 checkpoints during a two-hour cordon-and-check operation, ‘SEAL–M’, conducted across the commissionerate on the night of October 22, deploying 1,098 personnel.

The operation, held from 10 p.m. to midnight, covered the Malkajgiri, Uppal and LB Nagar zones. The police registered 365 Motor Vehicles Act cases and e-challans, booked 28 drunk-driving cases, seized 126 vehicles and registered 118 petty cases and FIRs. They also reported 20 seizures involving cash, liquor, narcotic substances and arms, and detained 21 persons.

The LB Nagar Zone recorded the highest number of Motor Vehicles Act cases and e-challans, besides accounting for all 20 reported seizures and 20 of the 21 persons detained. The zone checked 1,392 vehicles and 1,111 persons, registered 186 Motor Vehicles Act cases and e-challans, booked 10 drunk-driving cases, seized 44 vehicles and registered 57 petty cases and FIRs.

The Malkajgiri Zone checked the highest number of vehicles and persons, at 1,815 and 1,969, respectively. It registered 97 Motor Vehicles Act cases and e-challans, booked 10 drunk-driving cases, seized 67 vehicles and registered 56 petty cases and FIRs.

The Uppal Zone checked 410 vehicles and 368 persons. It registered 82 Motor Vehicles Act cases and e-challans, booked eight drunk-driving cases, seized 15 vehicles and registered five petty cases and FIRs.

Separately, the police intercepted a vehicle carrying 67 boxes of consignments and initiated further inquiry.