To check deaths caused by drunken drivers, instructions have been given by DGP Rishi Shukla to register case of attempt to suicide against such drivers.
The instructions were given in compliance with the instructions given by Chief Minister Kamal Nath for deaths due to drunken drivers in the state. If someone dies in a road accident due to vehicles driven by drunken driver then a case of Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder which is section 304 of IPC and would be non-bail able. After the approval of DGP Singh, Special Director General PTRI Purushottam Sharma has issued clear instructions in this regard through a circular to all the Superintendents of Police, including the Deputy Inspectors General of Bhopal and Indore. Apart from this, the Director General of Police of all the ranges has been instructed to follow these instructions. Special DG Sharma said that all the superintendents of police have been directed to conduct medical examination of the driver if there is a road accident and IO has to submit the driver's medical report with the case diary and has to make it check amount of alcohol in the driver's body as per report and was the influence of alcohol responsible for the accident death.
Special DG Sharma said that in accordance with the directives of the Road Safety Committee of the Supreme Court a target of reducing the accidents by 10 per cent has been set for this year. Special campaign would be organised in the month of June to check drunken driver in the month of June.