In a first, 36 people were arrested for consuming liquor in public places across the city on Sunday and fined Rs 5,000 each. Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said that the excise department had launched a drive during which the arrests were made.
“Action has been initiated against the offenders under Section 40 of the Delhi Excise Act and they were handed over to Delhi Police for further action,“ he said.
Officials said that 10 teams from the excise department had gone across the capital and arrested the people who were found consuming liquor in cars or on roads. They were also slapped with a fine of Rs 5,000 and were later produced in the court. The arrests were made from Deshbandhu Gupta Road, Auto Market Zamroodpur, Janakpuri District Centre, Vasant Vihar, PVR complex Vikaspuri, Pitampura, Kushal Cinema Jahangirpuri, near Rakjokri flyover, Sabzi Mandi, Kasturba Nagar, Shastri Park, Sonia Vihar Pushta, IP Estate, Nehru Place, Ranhola and Mangolpuri.
“We were aided in this effort by 17 police stations. The intention of the government is not to send people to jail but to provide a deterrent against this growing menace of consumption of liquor in the open and public places,“ Sisodia added.
The government has also written to the Delhi high court, seeking permission to introduce mobile magistrates who will be authorised to fine and punish violators at the place of the offence itself.This will save time and inconvenience to the excise department and police.
About 10 days ago, the AAP government had announced a detailed action plan to crack down on illegal consumption of liquor and violation of the Excise Act. For a week, it carried out an awareness drive, threatening strict action subsequently . Now, if anyone is caught drinking publicly , he or she will be liable to pay a fine of Rs 5,000. If someone creates nuisance in public, the fine will be increased to Rs 10,000 and the accused will face arrest.
Earlier, Swaraj Abhiyan, a party comprising former AAP members, had started a drive against the government for allegedly allowing the opening of liquor vends across the city. It claimed that the government was promoting alcoholism in the capital.
While announcing the arrests, Sisodia further said: “Open consumption of liquor creates public nuisance and impacts business and society at large. There are zones in the city where women and children feel unsafe because of this menace.“
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