A major development has come to light in Pune as incidents of drunk driving continue to surface. With a series of drunk driving cases persisting in the state, the Pune Police have taken decisive action. If found driving under the influence of alcohol, drivers will have their licenses revoked. This stringent measure aims to curb the rising number of drunk driving incidents in the city.To curb the rising incidents, the police have started taking strict measures, including canceling driving licenses. In the last six months, 1,684 people in Pune have been booked for drunk driving. Previously, actions against drunk driving were limited to filing cases.Now, if a driver is found under the influence of alcohol, their driving license will be revoked for three months for the first offense. If the same person commits the offense again, their license will be canceled for six months. Upon a third offense, Pune Deputy Commissioner of Police Rohidas Pawar has informed that the driver’s license will be permanently canceled.

The accused in the Mumbai BMW hit-and-run case allegedly used an identity card that showed his age as 27 at a pub where he and his friends went, sources said. Mihir Shah, who was arrested yesterday after a three-day chase, is 23 years old, according to official records, while the minimum legal drinking age is 25.

The pub’s management alleged Mr Shah showed them the identity card which showed he was 27 years old before they allowed him to enter. Three of his friends who went to the pub with him are over 30 years old.

A portion of the pub that was illegally built was demolished by the Mumbai civic agency yesterday.

Kaveri Nakva and her husband Pradik Nakva were on a two-wheeler when the BMW driven by Mr Shah, the son of sacked Shiv Sena leader Rajesh Shah, rammed the scooty and sped away.

The police have said many CCTV footage have captured the speeding BMW dragging the woman stuck on the bonnet. Mr Shah stopped the car after dragging Ms Nakva for 1.5 km, and then exchanged seats with his driver.

He removed the woman’s body from underneath the engine bay and the bumper, and left the body on the road. His driver then reversed the BMW and ran over the woman’s body before the car disappeared from CCTV view.

The police said Mr Shah’s friends were involved in trying to destroy evidence. Mr Shah will be made to speak face-to-face with another arrested accused, Rajrishi Bidawat, to look into the facts and discrepancies in the case.

The BMW’s number plate was removed and thrown away after the accident, the police said, adding they need to check whether Mr Shah dialled anyone for help to destroy evidence after the accident. A police officer said it is necessary to investigate who helped Mr Shah evade the police for three days.

The ED has alleged that other accused in the case were in touch with Kejriwal to formulate the now-scrapped excise policy.