Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police booked 466 people for drunk driving during the weekend between October 31 and November 1.

Among those booked, 344 are two-wheelers, 15 three-wheelers, 104 four-wheelers, and three heavy vehicles.

As many as 415 offenders had a blood alcohol concentration of between 35 mg/100 ml and 200 mg/100 ml. 31 offenders recorded between 201 mg/100 ml and 300 mg/100 ml. Twenty offenders had extremely high levels, ranging from 301 mg/100 ml to 550 mg/100 ml.

If any individual is found drunk driving and causes a fatal accident, they will be booked under section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita ( BNS ), 2023 (Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder).

The maximum punishment under this section is 10 years of imprisonment along with a fine.

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