On January 09, 2012 Times of India reported that actor Shiva Balaji and film distributor Sunil Narayan have joined the infamous list of celebrities caught driving under the influence of alcohol. On Saturday night, the Jubilee Hills traffic police, who were conducting a special drive against drunken driving at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, intercepted the Ford Fiesta driven by the actor. During the breath analyzer test, police discovered that the blood alcohol content of Shiva was 68/100mg against the permitted limit of 30/100 mg. Police immediately seized his car (TN 41 S 4701), driving licence and sent the actor home. He was asked to appear before court on Monday.

The original article can be found at Times of India.