India, Sept. 19 -- Centre passed a strict law last year to increase punishment, penalty for drunk driving.

New Delhi: Drunk driving led to over 38,000 road accidents over the last three years and this, despite the Central government passing a stringent law last year to increase punishment and penalty for drunk driving.

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The data provided by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to the Rajya Sabha earlier this week highlights that cases of drunk driving and drunk driving related accidents increased in 2019 compared to 2018.

As per the ministry...