Kol: 3k booked for road offences in pre-Holi drive

In the run-up to Holi, as many as 2,949 persons were booked for various offences on the roads — 1,917 for dangerous driving and 862 for disorderly conduct — during a police drive between 9pm on Saturday and 1am on Sunday at prominent intersections in the city. However, while stress was laid on helmetless driving, there was a sharp dip in drink-driving cases after a number of traffic guards stopped using breathalyzers to test the suspects. In a bid to prevent possible spread of the novel coronavirus through the breathalyzers, cops have gone back to taking a suspect to the police station and then a hospital for a confirmation of the offence.

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