A Colonel, an orthopaedic surgeon and a police officer were among several people arrested in a drive against drink-driving undertaken in Koregaon Park and 16 other spots in the city by the traffic police on Saturday night.
Partners in crime
Some of the offenders were also charged with Section 188 of the Motor Vehicles Act, which says the co-passengers be prosecuted for instigating a person who is unfit to drive.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Manoj Patil said seven persons were charged with Section 188 of the MV Act.

He also went over some high-profile arrests. "Dr Yogesh Rameshwar Gaekwad, deputy manager with Wipro Kunal Kuldepkumar Ghosla, police officer Devendra Baburao Jadhav, sales manager with Reliance Rahul Nivrutti Kshirsagar and five software engineers were among the arrested," said Patil, adding that details about the serving colonel caught were not available yet.

Campaign trail
Patil said around 33 cars and 40 two-wheelers were checked during the drive. The checkpoints were put up at Kalyaninagar, Koregaon Park, Ramwadi, Chandni Chowk, Paud Road, Hinjewadi, Pashan, Aundh, Deccan, Baner and Nal Stop, among other spots, between 10 pm on Saturday and 1 am on Sunday, said Patil.