Many newspapers, television channels were full of reports like ‘so many caught for drunk driving’ and how vigilant the police have been. But it seems that the Mumbai traffic police is only interested in showing their success by registering more and more cases. The shocking thing is they are also registering some innocent motorists. Here is one such incident, which was reported recently.
Divesh Bhal and Avinash Kumar were charged for drunk driving after the breathalyser test. When they insisted they the police should get their blood test done, they were taken to a hospital. This time the doctor was not interested in blood test. He examined their eyes and made them walk a few steps. He concluded that they had consumed alcohol. The question here is why their blood test was not done? The test would have proved the police right then and there. (Or maybe it would have proved them wrong then and there.) But the reality is the blood test was not done. They were fined Rs 2000 and a case of drunk driving was registered against them. Soon after that, they went to a private lab and got their blood test done and the report was obviously negative.
The police say that breathalysers tested them positive. In the recent past there have been reports of faulty breathalysers
Have the police done anything to check the instruments?
In the end there are many unanswered questions:
If the breathalysers are faulty why is the Mumbai police still using it?
Why don’t they go for blood tests after the breathalyser test to confirm things?
Why are doctors helping them by avoiding blood tests?
So if these questions are not answered soon you too can be caught for drunk driving. Drunk or not drunk is a non- issue.
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