Read Now »"We have been in solitude for over a month," Asit Banerjee, 55, told AFP as he queued in Kolkata. "One of the shops had opened in the morning but clashes broke out as a lot of crowd had gathered," a police officer in Ghaziabad told AFP. But hundreds continue to loiter in neighbouring streets and bylanes in the hope the liquor stores would be reopened. "There were about 20 to 25 people in the morning and the shop was open for about two hours," he told AFP. In some states, including Maharashtra, certain liquor stores remained shut amid confusion over which outlets were permitted to open.

Source: Standard Digital May 05, 2020 06:11 UTC