2 January 2017
PUNE: The number of people caught were 220 more than the 353 caught
in 2015, while 378 DUIs were recorded in 2014.
The city traffic
police booked the highest-ever number of people caught for driving under
influence (DUI) between New Year’s eve and the early hours of January 1. All
573 will have to appear in the court for further legal action. The number of
people caught were 220 more than the 353 caught in 2015, while 378 DUIs were
recorded in 2014.
“The rise in the
number is due to planned deployment. All the heads of 28 traffic divisions in
the city were given breath analysers and senior officers were continuously monitoring
the cases. We started conducting checks from 8 pm on Saturday, which went on
till 5 am. People caught with higher than the permissible limit of alcohol,
have been booked and will be made to appear in the court for punitive action.
We believe such actions would deter people from driving under influence,” said
an officer from the Traffic Control branch.
“The licences of
those booked were impounded and the vehicles were given back only after the
original documents were produced,” he added.The highest number of people booked
this year were from Vishrantwadi (67) followed by Hinjewadi (66), Dattawadi
(42), Pimpri (37), Warje Malwadi (35), Koregaon Park (30), Hadapsar (26),
Yerawada (22), Sangvi (20) and Wanawadi (20).
As many as 50
Traffic Police officers and 600 personnel from the Traffic Control branch were
on the streets as part of the drive. Fergusson College Road, Jangli Maharaj
Road and MG Road in Camp are among the most busy roads. This year, dedicated
police teams were deployed at traffic junctions to control the flow of
vehicles.
Along with 573
cases of DUI, the police also caught 186 people for tripling and 12 for rash
driving, taking the total number of cases to 771. The police staff
from respective zones of the Pune city were also deployed on the streets, along
with the Traffic Police. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Pravin Mundhe
said that 573 was the highest number of DUI cases filed by the police within
the span of a day.
This year, the
Traffic Control branch had also written to hotels, restaurants and clubs in the
city to make arrangements for cabs or make alternate travel arrangements for
people who had consumed alcohol. Police had also conducted a special awareness
drive, which started on Thursday. As part of the drive, 10 vehicles were seen
across the city, displaying awareness messages and posters.
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