Guntur rural police registered 3,393 cases against drunken drivers

Guntur: Guntur rural police registered 3,393 cases against drunken drivers and collected a penalty of Rs 59,27,250 during this year. They took initiative to check accidental deaths caused by drunken driving.  

The court convicted 971 persons for repeated drunken  driving. The police registered more cases against   drunken  drivers when compared  to  last year. During 2016, the police registered 898 drunken  driving cases and collected  a penalty of Rs.8,29,700. 

Addressing a press meet  here on  Saturday,  Guntur  Rural  Superintendent of Police Venkata Appala Naidu said property recovery percentage is 57 per cent. Recovery rate is expected to increase .

He said  45 kidnap cases were registered though minors eloped, they are  registered those as kidnap cases  after completion of investigation.

Over 316 theft cases were registered,  compared  to 2016,theft  cases  were increased in 2017.

The Superintendent of Police said  they introduced  ‘Mee Tho Mee SP’  to directly interact  with  the  people to  know their   problems  and solve on the  spot. The programme evoked good response.