Bhubaneswar, July 16: As many as 73 persons were fined for open boozing during a special drive last night, said Commissionerate Police.
The CP has launched a special drive against drinking in public place to check petty crime in the city. Several teams of CP conducted raids in khatis and gossip gathering points under the jurisdiction of Kharavelanagar, Khandagiri, Laxmisagar, Saheed Nagar, Mancheswar, Nayapalli, Chandrasekharpur, Pahal and Capital police station.
As many as 73 persons were detained for drinking in public place and Rs 36,500 fine was collected from them. The raids will be conducted regularly in future to ensure safety and security of the people of the capital city, said police.
Notably, as many as 102 vehicles were seized during checking-and-blocking drive by Commissionerate police in Bhubaneswar on Saturday night for violating traffic rules.
