KOLKATA: More than 50 drink-driving cases have been reported since Thursday till Christmas noon. According to police, most of the cases were reported in the Park Street-Park Circus, Girish Park-Jorabagan and EM Bypass-Kasba zones.
Police said they have sent all the accused for blood tests and those found with alcohol content above prescribed limits were asked to submit their licenses, which will now be recommended for temporary suspensions by the respective ACPs.
Spotting the strong police presence on main roads, many tried to use bylanes. Several of them were caught by flying squads that were deployed. DC (traffic) Arijit Sinha said the crackdown would continue into the New Year. In the east traffic guard, cops dressed as Santa Claus urged revellers and patrons coming to restaurants in the Park Street-Camac Street area for lunch to refrain from driving after alcohol intake.
The city witnessed over 6,300 traffic violations in the past 72 hours. Of these, 416 cases were for dangerous driving. However, given the sheer number of people who had hit the roads and moved about without mask, police gave up after initially trying to prosecute some. In all, 103 were prosecuted on Christmas morning for not wearing masks properly.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/over-50-charged-for-drink-driving/articleshow/88496659.cms