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2,100 traffic violators fined by Delhi police on Holi

New Delhi: More than 2,100 people were fined by the Delhi Police on Holi for violating different traffic rules, including drunken driving and jumping red lights.

The Delhi Police issued over 2100 challans on Saturday , an officer said. The officer said 271 people were booked in the Capital during the Holi celebrations for drunken driving, while 443 red light jumpers were fined.

Policemen, armed with Alcometers (breath analysers) were out in large numbers across the city to nab revellers driving on a ‘high’.

As per the law, anybody found driving or attempting to drive a vehicle with an alcohol level above 30 mg per 100 ml blood faces imprisonment up to six months or a Rs 2,000 fine or both.

Meanwhile, 102 people were booked for dangerous driving and four were fined for trespassing into a ‘No Entry’ zone, the officer said. At least 646 people were fined for driving two-wheelers without helmet while 246 challans were issued for triple- riding.

Around 400 others were fined for violating other traffic rules, the officer said.

Maximum number of people were booked in South Range of the Capital, he said.

Thirty-one vehicles were also impounded, he added. PTI

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