Kolkata: Since the Breathalyzer test was reintroduced in the city six days ago, the city has recorded 219 cases of drinking drinks.
As many as 112 cases recorded this weekend and 88 others were recorded on Mondays and Tuesdays.
All attacks began from 9pm across 30 odd points in the city.
The accident near Sulekha Crossing last Saturday – where one person lost his life and six others were injured when a 33-year-old man allegedly drove a sedan under the influence of alcohol – it might be a tip on the iceberg.
“Every night, we have witnessed the increase in prosecution compared to the last.
The only exception is Tuesday.
Although there is always an increase in such cases on weekends, the leap this time looks.
We have recorded 950 cases driving odd drinks between November 8 and December 31 last year at an average of 19 cases per night before the third wave Covid forced us to stop the raid.
Statistics included last weekend December, when the case count usually remains high.
But in the last six days (until Tuesday) when we Introducing the breathalyzer test again, we have demanded 37 riders and bikers on average every night, “said a senior officer in Lalbazar.
The police said they were worried about Sulekha’s incident.
Not a fatal accident once related to driving drinking in the past week.
A pedestrian died near RSM Square last week after a mini truck – the driver was reportedly drunk – destroying it at night.
“At night nightstime, we found that young men and women drink alcohol in their vehicle because the bar-bar had closed earlier because of the night limitation,” said a sergeant from the protector of Bakeaghata traffic.
Brass traffic has now asked for all ACC to proactively recommend temporary cancellations on the Department of Transportation.
To send a strong message.
The prosecution driving maximum drinks occur in the east and south of the guards, the area around Circus Pasar-Park-Middleton Street-Park.
Kasba Traffic Guard – Under many pubs operate on both sides of the bypass – along with Jorabagan Traffic Guard (which includes a bar from CR Avenue and the red light area) and Guard Buyaghata (covering part of bypass) also enrolled several prosecutions.
Lalbazar Kuningan has now asked the police in the Jadavpur-Behala belt to increase the prosecution of driving drinks after Sulekha’s accident.
OC and OC additions of all 25 guards have been ordered to be on the road during nights nightstight at the weekend.
The decision followed several hard statistics collected on Sunday night – East, South and Jadavpur guards finally demanded 17 people.
Incidentally, two of these three guards had witnessed a fatal accident because he drove driving in the last six days.
The police said 219 this prosecution had occurred with limited resources, nearly 60% of the sergeant had taken their covid booster vaccine and because only a daily police who could do prosecution, check Naka in the city had been less than usual.
Commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal has put a certain strict guideline and SOP has been established on how this examination will be carried out.
DC (traffic) Arijit Sinha said they would ensure that the Breathalyzer test was carried out after the SOP set.
219 drive-drive cases in Kolkata in six days
