329 booked for drunk driving in Cyberabad over the weekend

Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Traffic Police apprehended 329 persons during a special drunk driving enforcement drive on October 23 and 24.

These comprise 270 two-wheelers, 12 three-wheelers, and 47 four-wheelers. Among those booked, 255 recorded a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of 36 mg/100 ml-200 mg/100 ml; 53 recorded a BAC of 201-300; and 21 had a BAC of 301 and above.

The maximum permissible Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) limit in India is 30 mg per 100 ml of blood (0.03 per cent).

All the offenders will be produced before the court.

Anyone found to be driving in an inebriated condition is booked under Section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The maximum punishment under this Section is 10 years of imprisonment along with a fine.

Between October 19 and October 24, the court disposed of 146 drunk driving cases, all of which were let off with a fine.