60 people sent to jail for drunken driving

Hyderabad, May 29 : Different courts have convicted as many as 60 people for driving in inebriated condition.

While Third Metropolitan Magistrate B Chengalaraya Nayudu convicted 58 persons for a period of three days imprisonment each for drunken driving, Second Metropolitan Magistrate Secunderabad Hari Narayana convicted two persons for a period of two days imprisonment each.

The Enforcement against Drunk Driving was carried out over the last weekend i.e. on May 24th & 25th. A total of 347 cases were booked against Drunk Drivers. The vehicles of all the respondents were detained which include 263 two-wheelers, 11 three-wheelers and 70 four-wheelers.

The drivers attended the compulsory counselling sessions at TTI, Begumpet and Goshamahal on Monday. The respondents were produced before the Second Metropolitan Magistrate Court and fines between Rs 2,000 to 2,100 were imposed.

From 1st January 2013 to 25th May, a total 5223 cases have been registered and total imprisonments are 428 as on date. INN