Four-day Kerala police drive books 6,199 people for drunk driving, with Ernakulam Rural highest at 710

18 October 2026

Kerala Police registered cases against 6,199 people for drunk driving in a drive that ran from 7 am on 13 October to 7 am on 17 October 2026. The State Police Media Centre announced the figures. Ernakulam Rural recorded the most cases at 710, followed by Thiruvananthapuram Rural with 497 and Kottayam district with 456, while Kasaragod recorded the fewest at 75. The drive was ordered by Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) P Vijayan, with zonal Inspectors General, range Deputy Inspectors General and district police chiefs supervising the units. The drive followed a crash at Nedumbassery on 11 October 2026 in which three people aged 21 died. P Vijayan said vehicle inspections would continue in the coming days.