In view of the increase in incidents of major road traffic accidents caused by persons driving under the influence of alcohol in the city, Cyberabad Traffic Police (CTP) has been conducting regular checks of drivers for Drunk Driving (DD) at various locations every day across Cyberabad.
As many as 2351 persons have been booked for ‘Driving under the influence of alcohol’ cases u/s 185 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. They are being charge-sheeted and all of them would either be penalised with Rs. 10,000/- and/or imprisonment of upto 6 months if it was their first offence or Rs. 15,000/- and/or imprisonment of up to 2 years, if it was their second or subsequent offence.
Also, the Driving Licences of all these offenders are seized and being sent to the concerned RTOs for suspension for 3 months for the first offence and permanent revocation in cases of second or subsequent offence.
The tests are being conducted by following all safety precautions in view of prevailing COVID
situation.As the drunk persons driving a vehicle are posing a serious threat to the safety of innocent commuters on city roads, the DD testing will be continued and stringent action as per law will be initiated against all such offenders.
Further, the employers, educational institutions, govt departments are being intimated about theinvolvement of their employees/wards in such dangerous acts.
