Over 80 jailed for drunk driving in Cyberabad for durations ranging from one day to 26 days.

A total of 85 persons, who were caught by the Cyberabad Traffic Police on charges of drunk driving and without driving licences, have been sent to jail for durations ranging from one day to 26 days.

According to the traffic police, the 85 persons who were sentenced to imprisonment were among 209 persons caught for drunk driving and without driving licence during regular vehicle checking between October 4 and 8 at various places across the Cyberabad Commissionerate and produced before the court. The court imposed a total fine of Rs



2 lakh on violators of the drunk driving rule and Rs 1.2 lakh on those without a driving licence.

The driving licenses of all the persons caught drunk were being sent to the Regional Transport Authority concerned for suspension of the license, officials said.

“Drunk driving and driving by unauthorized persons have been major causes of road crashes and fatalities on roads in Cyberabad. Hence, we have been taking stringent legal action against such violators,” said an official from Cyberabad Traffic Wing.