LUCKNOW, Dec. 9 -- Cracking down on the city's growing 'car-o-bar' culture, where groups drink inside or around parked vehicles and similar nuisance in parks, markets and transit hubs, Lucknow Police carried out surprise checks on Monday night and took legal action against 1,123 individuals found consuming alcohol in public places.

"The special enforcement drive saw police teams fan out across major hotspots from park peripheries and market lanes to bus stands and road intersections, where teams checked a total of 3,073 people and took legal action against 1,123 individuals found consuming alcohol in public areas," said joint commissioner of police (law and order), Babloo Kumar.

Residents in several neighbourhoods had raised concerns ab...