New Delhi, Delhi Police issued over 4,500 challans, together with 558 for drunk driving on New Yr’s Eve which was 34 per cent larger than the earlier 12 months, officers stated on Wednesday.
Delhi Police concern over 4,500 challans for site visitors violations on New Yr’s Eve
Particular Commissioner of Police Ajay Choudhary stated that no deadly accident happened in the course of the New Yr’s celebration this 12 months.
“We had deployed elaborate arrangements for smooth conduct and regulation of traffic on the New Year’s Eve throughout the city. The checking was also intensified across the national capital,” he stated.
Based on official information, a complete of 558 motorists had been prosecuted for drunken driving this 12 months, whereas 416 motorists had been prosecuted in 2023, 318 in 2022, 25 in 2021, 19 in 2020 and 299 in 2019.
Further Commissioner of Police Satyavir Katara stated that on Tuesday, particular drive has been carried out in complete Delhi.
“A total of 4,583 motorists were prosecuted for committing various violations which included 558 for drunken driving, 205 for wrong side, 35 for triple riding, and 648 for without helmet,” Katara stated.
Further Commissioner of Police Dinesh Kumar Gupta, stated, “In addition to deploying personnel, we have placed caricatures at various locations to emphasise the importance of not drinking and driving, ensuring the safety of both motorists and pedestrians. Our officers were also actively working to maintain smooth traffic flow, alongside enforcing necessary legal actions.”
Other than this, the police have additionally issued 1,698 challans for improper parking, and 106 for tented glasses.
On Tuesday, site visitors police deployed 88 groups, armed with breath analyzers to examine drunken driving.
Particular pickets had been additionally set-up to examine stunts on bikes, over velocity, reckless, zig-zag and harmful driving in co-ordination with native police and PCR at main factors together with Connaught Place, Mehrauli, Saket, Nehru Place, Vasant Vihar, South-Extension, Rajouri Backyard, Pitampura, Netaji Subhash Place, Laxmi Nagar and Mayur Vihar, they stated.
Whereas there have been 4 deaths reported in deadly highway accidents on New Yr Eve of 2024, no dying in deadly accident reported on the New Yr Eve of 2025. This was made attainable solely because of the elaborate site visitors preparations specified by the town to examine the incidence of harmful driving, rash & negligent driving and drunken driving, the officers added.