PUNE: A special drive against drunken driving on Wednesday night has led to the arrest of 147 people, including a large number of government officials, software engineers and students.

Deputy commissioner of police (traffic) Manoj Patil said traffic officials and senior police officials participated in the drive conducted between 9 pm and midnight to keep a check on drunken driving.

While 15 people were arrested at Brehmen chowk, 17 each were nabbed at Chandni chowk and Koregaon park. The police pressed into service five breath analysers and a speed gun for checking the motorists.

Patil said they were arrested under sections 184 and 185 of the Motor Vehicle Act. The arrested people, who were kept in the lock up after medical tests, included an assistant commissioner of the food and drugs department, officials of the district collectorate and the MSEDCL, software engineers of various infotech companies and students from engineering colleges. They were produced before the Motor Vehicle court and were released on bail on Thursday.