As many as 19 persons were sentenced to jail term for periods ranging from one to eight days for driving under influence of alcohol. The punishment was awarded by the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court (Special Mobile Court) here on Thursday. The accused were sent to the district jail here later in the day. Another 19 persons, who were caught drunk while driving vehicles by the traffic police two days ago, were levied a fine of ₹ 2,500 each, police said.
The traffic police led by ACP Sadaniranjan have stepped up the special drive against driving under the influence of alcohol in the past few days as per the instructions from Khammam Police Commissioner Tafseer Iqbal.