255 prohibition cases in Ahmedabad on New Year

AHMEDABAD: While 4,000-odd police personnel were on bandobust to prevent people breaching Covid-19 safety rules during New Year celebrations, 255 prohibition offences were registered in the city between 9pm on December 31 and 6am on January 1.
Even while people were aware that the city would be a veritable fortress, 39 cases of drunk driving were registered in various police stations.
According to police, 135 persons were caught inebriated and 81 were caught in possession of liquor through the night.
City police officials said 62 persons were booked for breaching curfew rules. “Of these, 12 were booked in the Sector 1 jurisdiction, which covers most of the western parts of the city and 50 in Sector 2,” a police official said.
According to senior police officials, raids and searches were also conducted at several parts of the city but nothing was found. “There were 173 such ‘nil raids’ conducted, with 118 in Sector 2 and 55 in Sector 1,” added a police official.
Most drunk driving cases in western parts
According to police sources, 22 cases of drunk driving were registered in Sector 1, the western part of the city, and 17 in Sector 2.
“Of the 255 cases of prohibition, 130 were registered in Sector 1 and 125 in Sector 2.
Most prohibition cases in Sola, none in Dariapur
The highest number of prohibition cases, 25, was registered at Sola police station. Twenty-three such cases were registered in the Gujarat University jurisdiction, 18 in Vejalpur, and the least, zero cases, were registered at Dariapur police station in Sector 2.
147 booked for breaching notification, Rs 11.42L collected in fines
Some 136 cases for breach of the police commissioner’s notification were registered in the city on the night of December 31, in which 147 people were booked. “Fines totalling Rs 11. 42 lakh were collected from people who breached the notification, including for not wearing masks or spitting on the road,” added a police official.