Thirteen FIRs were filed against drivers who were found to be operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol by the Mumbai Traffic Police as part of a specific campaign to prevent drunk driving and safeguard public safety. Under Section 125 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023, the cases were filed. The drive was conducted over the weekend on April 13 and 14. During this time, the traffic police conducted patrols across the city to find and punish violators who were putting not only their own lives but also the lives of other drivers in danger.
Taking to X, Mumbai Police shared the details of the drive. They posted, "In a Special Drive against Drunk & Drive and endangering the lives of the general public, Mumbai Traffic Police on 13th & 14th April 2025 registered 13 FIR's under Section 125 of the BNS 2023 against the following drunken drivers."
Mumbai Police also shared the names of the people who were arrested in this drive. They posted on X that Suraj Prem Tamang, Surjit Haradhan Haait, Manojkumar Ramlal Yadav, Manansingh Tejendersingh Gad, Etshah Altaf Shaikh, Najim Jilani Shaikh, Sushil Govardhan Khinchi, Shubham Bramhaprakash Jaiswal, Parth Suryakant Jadhav, and Aadarsh Gulabshankar Nath are the names of people who got arrested.
On April 3, Mumbai Police announced its decision to register criminal cases against those who are caught driving while intoxicated. They took this decision as Mumbai saw a spike in the number of drunk driving cases over the past few years. Last year, there were 1356 intoxicated drivers who received penalties between January and March; in 2025, that number increased by 60% to 2264. Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Anil Kumbhare issued a notification regarding this announcement.
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The intoxicated driver's license will be revoked, and his car will be seized during the registration process. Kumbhare said, given the increase in cases, the Mumbai Police's traffic wing has decided to prosecute drunk drivers at the local police station under section 125 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for putting other people's lives or personal safety in danger, in addition to the Motor Vehicles Act.