332 arrested for drunk driving

12 March,2009 07:44 AM IST |   |  A correspondent

The Mumbai traffic police arrested nearly 332 people for drunk driving yesterday as Mumbaikars celebrated Holi. From 8 am, there were nakabandis throughout the city.


The Mumbai traffic police arrested nearly 332 people for drunk driving yesterday as Mumbaikars celebrated Holi. From 8 am, there were nakabandis throughout the city.

Breathe easy: When it came to drunk driving, (bhang is a top favourite on Holi), cops refused to let down their guard.u00a0u00a0 Pic/Pradeep Dhivar

An official from the Mumbai police said that they were conducting checks across the city as people tend get carefree during Holi.


All the 332 offenders were men.u00a0

Also, two minor incidents of violence between two groups celebrating Holi were reported in Goregaon and Deonar.

In Motilal Nagar in Goregaon two groups clashed over sprayingu00a0 colours on each other and six persons were detained.

In Deonar, one person was injured in a clash between residents of Hiranandani building.
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