Surat: Covid-19 or its most contagious variant, Omicron failed to dampen the spirit of Tipler who did not mind even landing in prison for a glass of liquor.
1,422 people were arrested in a drunken state of Valsad in 48 hours ended on Saturday morning.
The trip to the Drunken NAB people during the new year celebration began by the police in Valsad five years ago.
The aim is to drop the number of accidents caused by Drunken driving on New Year’s Eve.
Although many were arrested for years, in a hurry to Daman and Silvassa, the dried gujarat watering hole, never ended.
Every year the number of those arrested for consuming alcohol continues to increase.
Because of global pandemic, anticipated that very few Tipper will visit Daman and Silvassa at the end of 2020 for a liquor party during the new year celebration.
However, their number has risen for the past two years even though the threat is generated by Coronavirus.
“Apart from the massive drive and several arrests, the number of drunk people who returned to the state did not go down.
There was a tight Covid-19 limit in Daman and Silvassa too, there were still hundreds of go there,” said a police officer in Valsad.
Until Friday night the police arrested nearly 1,000 people and when the drive continued until Saturday morning happened again.
Police make detailed arrangements to manage drunk people according to the Covid protocol.
The police conducted a Covid-19 test of the people who were arrested where the medical team was deployed in different centers where the defendant was stored.
“The drive starts on Thursday.
However, people continue to return to being drunk even when they know that the police have increased Vigil,” said a police officer.
New Year Revelry: 1,422 Capture Drunken in Valsad
