New Delhi, April 21 -- The Delhi Police have registered over 60,000 cases of public drinking in just over three months, data reviewed at a recent crime meeting showed, prompting the police commissioner to direct stricter enforcement against offenders. According to the data, 60,624 cases were filed between January 1 and April 15 this year, with nearly 41% reported from south Delhi. Police said action was primarily taken under Section 40A of the Excise Act, followed by provisions of the Delhi Police Act (preventive detention) and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita/Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNS/BNSS). More than 55,840 notices were issued under the Excise Act, while 972 cases were registered under the Delhi Police Act. A total of 3,812 FIRs ...