Hyderabad: Over 2,000 held for drunk driving in March

Hyderabad Traffic Police have caught 2,049 persons during checking to curb drunk driving in March

Hyderabad: The repeated drunk drive checks by the Traffic Police, the several persons who were jailed on charges of drunk driving and even the recent accidents triggered by drunk driving appear to have made no major difference in the mindsets of many, with the number of those caught for drunk driving still remaining high.

In March alone, the Hyderabad Traffic Police have caught 2,049 persons during checking to curb drunk driving. Of these, three persons were sentenced to spend nine days in jail while 10 others were jailed for seven days.

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Forty-five others got jail sentences of five days and two days, while 14 were made to stand till the rising of the court. These figures are only from those nabbed by the Hyderabad Traffic Police, with figures of those caught by the Cyberabad and Rachakonda Traffic wings being separate.

The police filed charge sheets against 1,917 persons and produced them before court, which apart from the jail sentence, also imposed a fine of Rs 1.99 lakh. Another 132 charge sheets will be filed soon, officials said.

All the violators were asked to attend counseling sessions at the Traffic Training Institutes at Goshamahal and Begumpet, with the Traffic Police reiterating that those convicted for drunk driving would face difficulties in getting government jobs, passports and even visa clearance.

74 held between March 27 and April 2 in Cyberabad

The Cyberabad police caught 74 persons during the drunken driving (DD) checks held between March 27 and April 2. All the persons who were caught were produced before the court and a fine of Rs 2,44,400 was imposed on them by the court. The court also levied fine on 58 persons who were caught for driving without license.

The traffic police, in a press release stated, all the licenses of those persons who were caught during DD will be sent to the Road Transport Authority (RTA) for cancellation.

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