Traffic police arrest 495 motorists for drunk driving over weekend in tri-commissionerate limits

A total of 495 motorists were held in separate drunk driving checks conducted over the weekend by the traffic police in Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Malkajgiri commissionerates.

In Hyderabad, 239 persons were arrested during a two-day special drive conducted on Friday and Saturday (March 27 and March 28). Of them, 190 were two-wheeler riders, 18 were three-wheeler drivers and 31 were four-wheeler and other vehicle drivers. During the week from March 23 to March 28, a total of 403 drunk driving cases were disposed of in courts under the Cyberabad commissionerate, all resulting in fines.