The figures, from the Maharashtra Highway Safety Patrol (HSP), show that the number of drink driving cases fell by about 10% from 2014 to 2015 but then rose by an alarming 105% last year. The total number of traffic offences registered – including drink driving – rose by a quarter in 2014 and 2015 but fell by about 5% in 2016 despite the sharp increase in drink driving cases. Numerous police campaigns against drink driving have failed to curb the practice, the numbers suggest. However, they added that the Supreme Court-ordered ban on liquor shops near state highways would curb drink driving to a large extent. Read: Dip in drunk driving cases this year suggest Mumbai is driving responsibly

Source: Hindustan Times June 03, 2017 19:30 UTC