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Bengaluru Police Chief Inspects Pubs And Bars In Late Night Enforcement Drive
- •City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh led surprise inspections at numerous pubs, bars, clubs, and hotels on Friday night.
- •The special drive focused on ensuring compliance with operating hours and preventing the sale of alcohol to minors.
- •Police conducted roadside checks across major roads, inspecting around 4,000 vehicles and seizing several for violations.
- •The Traffic Police registered 113 drunk driving cases and numerous other traffic violations during separate checks.
- •Authorities registered cases under COTPA, the Excise Act, and the Karnataka Police Act during the operation.
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City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh conducted surprise inspections at 843 pubs and bars, 42 dance bars and clubs, 53 entertainment venues, and 522 hotels and restaurants to check compliance with operating hours and prevent serving alcohol to minors. Establishments operating past permitted hours were ordered to close.
Police conducted vehicle inspections and registered 113 cases of drunk driving, 364 one-way traffic violations, and 34 cases involving vehicles without number plates. Additionally, officers registered 355 cases under the COTPA, three under the Excise Act, and one under the Karnataka Police Act.
Officials conducted roadside checks covering about 4,000 vehicles, seizing 187 two-wheelers, two three-wheelers, and five four-wheelers. Separately, traffic police inspected 8,780 vehicles and seized 114 vehicles for various traffic offenses.
