Bhubaneswar: There has been a significant increase in consumption of liquor in public places and disruption by drunks in the capital city, the data distributed by the comic police has revealed.
While only 2,414 people were arrested and fined because of drinking alcohol in public places in 2020, the number of such violators had increased to 4,714 in the first six months of this year, according to data.
The drunkard was caught in the park, a roadside restaurant, under the flyover and outlets of liquor outside.
The police imposed a fine between Rs 200 and Rs 500 on each violator and collected around Rs 19.27 lakh in their fines from January to June this year.
At least 697 drunks were punished in January 420 in February, 760 in March, 535 in April, 1,004 in May and 1,298 in June under different police boundaries here.
The police have collected around Rs 12.25 lakh in a fine of 2,414 people to consume liquor in public places in 2020.
The police connected large enforcement for covid outbreaks.
“We made law enforcement against drunks in public places in January, February and March last year and were collected around Rs 10 Lakh fine.
But enforcement was stopped because of the Covid outbreak.
Our focus is to enforce the appropriate Covid behavior,” a police officer , “A police officer,” a police officer said.
Police said their enforcement collected this year’s move as a result of the number of violators who had increased compared to the previous year.
All police stations were asked to intensify patrol after night.
Police said residents can remind them of people who consume alcohol in public places and create interference.
“We did not claim that people, who had previously consumed alcohol in public places, had stopped drinking.
They might have changed their location.
We urged people to tell the police if they wear drinks in public places,” police said that.
The police said many people avoided the bar because they could not afford it.
“They prefer to buy liquor from the outlet and choose isolated places to drink with friends.
We caught most of the children near the park, behind the betel shops and the houses left behind,” the officer said .