Thiruvananthapuram: Keralam Police registered 1,931 drunk driving cases during a statewide special drive conducted between Thursday evening and Friday morning, officials said.
The drive, held from 4 pm on October 29 to 8 am on October 30, was conducted on the directions of ADGP (Law and Order) P Vijayan, with district police chiefs leading the inspections.
The operation also led to the registration of 631 cases under the Abkari Act, 382 under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) and 177 under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) across the state.
Police detected 124 cases of underage driving, 30 cases under the Gaming Act and 523 cases under various special and local laws, officials said.
As many as 796 checks were conducted to identify anti-social elements, while 469 non-bailable warrants and 87 long-pending warrants were executed.
A separate statewide inspection of school buses to ensure children's safety resulted in 21 drivers being caught for drunk driving. A total of 4,504 school buses were checked.
Palakkad and Malappuram districts reported the highest number of such cases, with five each, followed by Kottayam (3) and Kannur (2). Thiruvananthapuram City, Thiruvananthapuram Rural, Kollam City, Idukki, Kochi City and Thrissur City reported one case each.
ADGP Vijayan said drunk driving was a major cause of road accidents and fatalities, adding that vehicle inspections would continue in the coming days.
