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- Hyderabad and Cyberabad traffic police booked 899 motorists for drunk driving during special weekend enforcement drives.
- Hyderabad police registered 572 cases on July 24 and 25, while Cyberabad police booked 327 motorists over the weekend.
- All offenders will be produced before the court, and police warned that drunk drivers causing fatal accidents face charges under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which carries up to 10 years' imprisonment and a fine.
- Courts in Cyberabad disposed of 182 drunken driving cases between July 20 and 25, with four offenders sentenced to imprisonment.
What to watch next
- Whether further weekend drives continue to book motorists in similar numbers
- Court outcomes, including whether more offenders receive imprisonment or social service sentences
- Any future drunk driving accidents and whether Section 105 charges are applied
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