Overview
- Delhi Traffic Police, which ran a three-hour sweep Saturday between 9 pm and midnight, booked 269 drivers for drunk driving.
- Teams worked with local police and PCR units across all traffic ranges, setting checkpoints at key junctions and stretches flagged as high risk.
- Officers impounded 38 vehicles for serious breaches, and they checked two-wheelers, cars, trucks, light goods vehicles and autorickshaws.
- From January 1 through April 18, police recorded 7,478 drunk-driving cases, issued 6,844 prosecutions, and impounded 634 vehicles.
- Two-wheelers account for most cases this year with 4,906 incidents, and police say late-night and weekend checks will continue under a zero-tolerance policy.