Traffic police drive comes ahead of civic polls, in wake of increasing complaints
In a major crackdown on drunken driving ahead of the civic polls, the traffic wing of the Navi Mumbai Police has arrested 40 persons for driving the vehicle under the influence of alcohol. The drive which began since Monday evening will continue till April 12, the day counting of votes for the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) takes place.
"The drive began since Monday evening with an objective to keep a tab on anti-social activities during elections," ACP (Traffic) Shrikant Dhivare said. The drive has been undertaken in the entire Navi Mumbai.
It has been observed that there is a steep increase in cases of traffic rule violations during elections. "We want to keep the situation under control and prevent any untoward incident during the polls," Dhivare said. Recently, city police had seized a huge consignment of liquor brought to the city from the places like Diu, Daman and Madhya Pradesh. Police officials believe that the stock of the liquor is brought to the city to be distributed among voters and party workers during campaigning.
In a major crackdown on drunken driving ahead of the civic polls, the traffic wing of the Navi Mumbai Police has arrested 40 persons for driving the vehicle under the influence of alcohol. The drive which began since Monday evening will continue till April 12, the day counting of votes for the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) takes place.
"The drive began since Monday evening with an objective to keep a tab on anti-social activities during elections," ACP (Traffic) Shrikant Dhivare said. The drive has been undertaken in the entire Navi Mumbai.
It has been observed that there is a steep increase in cases of traffic rule violations during elections. "We want to keep the situation under control and prevent any untoward incident during the polls," Dhivare said. Recently, city police had seized a huge consignment of liquor brought to the city from the places like Diu, Daman and Madhya Pradesh. Police officials believe that the stock of the liquor is brought to the city to be distributed among voters and party workers during campaigning.
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