People queued up in large numbers on almost all the wine shops that reopened after 40 days in Delhi on Monday

Since early morning, people started thronging the liquor shops, often throwing social distancing norms to the wind

Delhi Police disperse crowd outside liquor shop in Preet Vihar

Many liquor shops had to be shut when people ignored social distancing

Police chase away a crowd outside a liquor shop in East Delhi

Delhi&amp;#39;s roads had traffic again as peole were allowed to travel&amp;nbsp;

A petrol pump in Delhi&amp;#39;s Preet Vihar saw brisk business in a long time after lockdown rules were eased

Many liquor shops that reopened after 40 days in Delhi on Monday had to be shut when people ignored social distancing

Long queue for liquor was witnessed on almost all the wine shops in delhi (Photo- Sanjay K. Sharma)

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