Chandigarh, Nov. 27 -- Haryana has been issuing an average 192 challans per day this year for drunken driving, signalling a worrying rise in motorists flouting traffic rules, according to official data.

As per the district-wise data, Gurugram recorded the highest number of 24,972 challans. This was followed by Faridabad (7,402), Karnal (4,851), Panchkula (4,180), and Jind with 3,109 challans.

The state has already recorded 4,000 road accident deaths between January and October this year, which is at least 13 fatalities per day. Haryana ranked 14th in the country in total road accident fatalities in 2023. The state reported 5,057 deaths in 2019, 4,507 in 2020, 4,706 in 2021, 4,915 in 2022 and 4,968 in 2023.

Between January 1 and Novembe...