Drunk behind wheels in Hyderabad? New Year joyride will end in jail

Ch Sushil Rao / TNN / Updated: Dec 31, 2022, 09:04 IST

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Planning to go on a drinking binge on New Year’s eve? Beware, cops across all districts in the state will be on the roads to put the brakes on anyone found drunk and driving on December 31st night.

Drunk behind wheels in Hyderabad? New Year joyride will end in jail

Drunks behind wheels would be booked, arrested and prosecuted, police have warned

HYDERABAD: Planning to go on a drinking binge on New Year’s eve? Beware, cops across all districts in the state will be on the roads to put the brakes on anyone found drunk and driving on December 31st night.
Drunks behind wheels would be booked, arrested and prosecuted, police have warned. While advising people to choose between driving or drinking, Jayashankar Boopalpalli SP J Surendar Reddy warned: “Youth should remember that that it will affect their chances of getting a government job if there are drunken driving cases against them.”
Wine shops, bars and restaurants have been told to strictly adhere to timings.Cops said no gatherings will be allowed at public places.
In Nizamabad, police commissioner K R Nagaraju said anyone creating ruckus on roads would be prosecuted. Special police teams will patrol from 6 pm and take action against those violating traffic rules, he said.

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“Aged and sick need peace and noise will not be permitted,” he said, adding that orchestra, sound systems or DJs were not allowed. Public in Nalgonda have also been cautioned against disturbing peace on New Year’s eve. SP Rema Rajeshwari said in case of drunken driving or violation of traffic rules, cops would seize the vehicles and cancel licences.
“We are forewarning the youth against indulging in any acts that attract penal provisions of the law. When there are cases registered against them, they will not be able to travel abroad for jobs. They must keep this in mind,” the superintendent of police said.
Karimnagar police commissioner V Satyanarayana said police in the district will check vehicle till January 1 morning.
He warned parents that they would be prosecuted if minors were found riding bikes or driving cars.

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Ch Sushil Rao

Sushil Rao is Editor-Special Reports, at The Times of India, Hyderabad. He began his journalism career at the age of 20 in 1988. He is a gold medalist in journalism from the Department of Communication and Journalism, Arts College, Osmania University, Hyderabad from where he did his post-graduation from. He has been with The Times of India’s Hyderabad edition since its launch in 2000. He has also done an introductory course in film studies from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, and also from the Central University of Kerala equipping himself with the knowledge of filmmaking for film criticism. He has authored four books. In his career spanning 34 years, he has worked for five newspapers and has also done television reporting. He was also a web journalist during internet’s infancy in the mid 1990s in India. He covers defence, politics, diaspora, innovation, administration, the film industry, Hyderabad city and Telangana state, and human interest stories. He is also a podcaster, blogger, does video reporting and makes documentaries.

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