Liquor and wine shops at several areas in Delhi were forced shut on Monday after social distancing norms were flouted by people who had lined up to buy alcohol. Various pictures and videos of people crowding areas around liquor shops had surfaced on social media since 10 am - when the liquor vendors had begun the sale of alcohol. At several places, including the Laxmi Nagar area, the Delhi police even resorted to lathi-charge to keep the situation under control. 

The authorities have shut down liquor shops in Laxmi Nagar, Mayur Vihar and Krishna Nagar areas, where people reportedly violated the social distancing norms and were seen standing in groups close to each other. Various state governments had allowed wine and liquor shops to operate from 10 am to 6 pm starting today, as lockdown 3.0 came into effect. With this, the government had also laid down several guidelines, which outlined the need to maintain social distancing norms while standing in the queue to purchase liquor. 

The guidelines also stated that not more than five customers will be allowed at a time, at the liquor or wine shops.