HYDERABAD: Hyderabad traffic police have filed chargesheets against 4,321 persons - 2,818 for driving under the influence of alcohol and 885 for driving without a licence and other violations - after conducting an enforcement drive in June.
They have filed chargesheets against people caught for various violations last month which include improper number plate, drunk driving, minor driving, driving without a licence etc.
Courts had even handed out prison sentences to 400 violators.
Of them, two persons were given seven-day imprisonment, while a majority, 162, received two-day jail.
Driving licences of 44 persons were suspended as well.
Also, 203 minor drivers were caught.
Of them, 195, including owners of vehicles, received sentences.
The courts imposed a fine of 93.19 lakh fine against 3,921 respondents.
"All the violators sentenced for imprisonment were sent to Chanchalguda Jail.
Those convicted of drunken driving and other traffic violations may face difficulties in getting government jobs, passport and visa clearance," Hyderabad traffic police said in an official release.
Also, the violators who committed the offence received counselling at Traffic Training Institutes at Goshamahal and Begumpet.
"The drive against drunken driving and other violations will continue for the safety of the commuters on the road.
Hyderabad Traffic police requests all the motorists not to drive the vehicle under drunken conditions," the release added.Police stated that they have increased the enforcement drive after a series of horrific accidents caused by negligent driving and speeding.
In the last three days, four persons died on the spot while two others sustained critical injuries owing to speeding.
Three of them happened to be pedestrians and .
Three of these incidents were captured on CCTV cameras, which went viral on social media.
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