Delhi Police book 269 for drunk driving

Delhi Traffic Police booked 269 motorists for drunk driving in a three-hour night operation across the city on Saturday, April 18. (millenniumpost.in) Police said the drive ran from 9 p.m. to midnight and involved traffic police, local police stations and Police Control Room units at checkpoints across Delhi. Officers also impounded 38 vehicles for serious violations during the operation. (english.varthabharati.in) The latest sweep came as Delhi Traffic Police said it has caught 7,478 drivers for drunk driving since January 1, 2026. Of those, 6,844 had been prosecuted and 634 vehicles impounded as of April 19. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) Indian law treats drunk driving as a criminal offence under Section 185 of the Motor Vehicles Act. The section sets the legal threshold at more than 30 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood and allows up to six months in jail or a ₹10,000 fine for a first offence. (indiacode.nic.in) For a second or subsequent offence, Section 185 allows up to two years in jail or a ₹15,000 fine. Delhi Police said late-night hours and weekends draw extra enforcement because drunk-driving cases tend to rise then. (indiacode.nic.in, rediff.com) Delhi’s traffic police website lists more than 13.3 million registered vehicles in the capital, a scale that helps explain why the force relies on citywide checkpoint drives. The site also lists 33,198 kilometres of road network and 1,001 signalized intersections. (traffic.delhipolice.gov.in) Police said the campaign will continue in the coming days with more late-night checks and public warnings not to drink and drive. The April 18 operation shows the department is pairing those warnings with mass enforcement. (millenniumpost.in)