BENGALURU: A record number of drunk-driving cases have been registered in the city in 2022.
The city traffic police revealed that from January to November 2022, 26,017 drunk driving cases had been registered in Bengaluru city. Earlier this year, the police started to impose hefty fines to prevent frequent accidents due to drunk driving. The fines collected by the police for drunk and reckless driving totaled Rs 26 crore.
In 2020, 5,343 and in 2021, 4,144 drunk driving cases were registered. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, in 2020 and 2021, checks for drunk driving were less, but the traffic police accelerated the checks this year to prevent drunk driving accidents in the city.
By the end of the year, the amount collected in fines will increase with the New Year’s Eve celebrations and other factors.