Workers serve drinks at the bar of Peerless Inn hotel, decorate with IPL 2020 participating teams flags, in Kolkata.

A staff member wearing a face shield works at Local Bar and Restaurant, in Connaught Place, New Delhi. The bar will resume its services from Sept. 9.

A bartender arranges wine glasses at a lounge pub ahead of its reopening, after authorities allowed the sale and consumption of alcohol at the pubs and bars with social distancing ...

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal meets the family members of illicit liquor tragedy victims, in Amritsar. At least 40 people have died across the state of Pu...

Villagers carry the body of Kirpal Singh, who died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor, for cremation at Mucchal village near Amritsar. At least 40 people have died across th...

A customer carries alcohol after purchasing from a wine shop, in New Delhi.

People buy liquor from a wine shop at a mall during the ongoing nationwide lockdown, in North West Delhi.

Customers stand in a queue outside a wine shop after authorities permitted the opening of wine shops with certain restrictions, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in ...

Tasmac shop owner uses a calculator for billing while selling liquor to people, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, at Maduranthakam in Chengalpattu district.

People purchase beer from a wine shop, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in New Delhi.

A customer shows the e-token on his mobile as he leaves after purchasing liquor from a shop amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in east Delhi. The Delhi government has launched an e-to...

People line up to buy alcohol from a liquor shop, during the third phase of COVID-19 lockdown, on the outskirts of Chennai.

People stand in a queue outside a wine shop after authorities allowed the sale of liquor with certain restrictions, during the third phase COVID-19 lockdown, in Delhi.

People stand in a queue outside a wine shop after authorities allowed the sale of liquor with certain restrictions, during the third phase COVID-19 lockdown, in Delhi.

People stand in a queue outside a wine shop after authorities allowed the sale of liquor with certain restrictions, during the third phase COVID-19 lockdown, in Delhi.

A policeman walks past a closed liquor shop at Vishwasnagar, during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in East Delhi.

A man pumps sanitizer on the hands of people standing in a queue outside a liquor shop, during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Faridabad.

A masked man holds a placard urging citizens to stay at home and maintain social distance outside a wine shop, after authorities permitted the opening of liquor shops with certain ...

A notice that states about imposition of 70 percent 'coronavirus fee' on MRP of liquor, pasted at a wine shop at Shiv Puri, amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in east Delhi. Wine shops...

Police personnel stand guard outside a wine shop after authorities permitted sale of liquor with certain restrictions, during the nationwide lockdown in wake of the coronavirus pan...