509 drink-and-drive cases in Delhi on New Year's eve

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 01 2019 | 11:30 AM IST

Over 500 drunken revellers were penalised by the Delhi Police on New Year's eve, with a majority of them being youngsters, officials said Tuesday.

Around 15,000 police personnel were deployed across the national capital to ensure celebrations go off smoothly on New Year's eve, with special traffic arrangements made to regulate movement of revellers, police said.

Police had warned that any incident of hooliganism and drunk driving would be dealt with strictly.

A total of 509 challans were issued for drink-and-drive cases on New Year's eve, they said.

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First Published: Jan 01 2019 | 11:30 AM IST

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