Vijayawada Police Book 74 for Drunk Driving
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2024-08-13 18:07 GMT
Vijayawada: The Vijayawada Traffic Police booked 74 drivers for drunk driving during a special drive under I, II, and IV traffic police stations on Tuesday. Following directions from NTR district commissioner of police S.V. Rajasekhar Babu, checks were conducted at several locations in the city. The violators were produced before the sixth metropolitan magistrate and railway court. Metropolitan magistrate Judge Lenin Babu and railway court Judge R.V. Sharma fined 10 persons ₹15,000 each, while the remaining 64 were fined ₹10,000 each. Rajasekhar Babu stated that daily checks will continue and urged commuters to follow MV Act norms for safe travel.
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