Mumbai sees major dip in drink driving cases on New Year’s Eve

Mumbai saw a significant drop in the number of drink driving cases on New Year's Eve with the Mumbai police penalising around 156 motorists this year. This year's figure was less than those recorded in pre-pandemic years which saw around 500 cases. The number of drink driving cases on New Year's Eve stood at 615 in 2017, 455 in 2018 and 778 in 2019.

Of the 156 people fined for drink driving this year, 66 were booked for rash driving. In addition, 2,465 people were fined for riding bikes without helmets and 274 were fined for triple riding. Cops also took action against 679 people for jumping traffic signals and 3,097 vehicles which were parked in no parking zones.

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Apart from Mumbai city, cops registered 20 cases of drink driving in Palghar, 11 in Boisar, two in Dahanu and one each in Talsari and Manor. Apart from this, police officers also seized 10 vehicles for rash driving. A total of 46 cases were reported in these areas and Rs 27,300 was recovered as fine.

Around 10,000 constables, 1,500 police officers, 25 deputy commissioners of police and seven additional commissioners were deployed in the city on December 31 night to ensure there are no untowards incidents during the new year's celebrations. Apart from cops, 46 platoons of State Reserve Police Force, three units of riot control police and 15 Quick Response Teams were also deployed at various places across the city.