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250 fined for drunk driving
The Delhi Traffic police have fined more than 250 drunk drivers in the last two days.
The Delhi Traffic police have fined more than 250 drunk drivers in the last two days.
As part of a special drive on Christmas Eve and Christmas, the traffic police fined motorists for drinking and driving.
On December 24, it fined 206 motorists between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.. Traffic policemen were deployed at 40 different points across the city to check on motorists. On the night of Christmas, 54 motorists were fined. Traffic policemen were posted at 54 points, mostly in the New Delhi district around hotels.
The Traffic police have issued about 12,000 challans this year for drinking and driving. The figure was 8,000 challans in 2008.
“The number of challans during Christmas Eve has come down this year,” said S.N. Shrivastava, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic).
“While we fined 400 motorists on Christmas Eve in 2008, the figure this year was 206. This shows that people are more alert now and know that they can be fined for drinking and driving,” he said.
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