Liquor shops reopen in Telangana, tipplers throng stores

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Liquor shops reopen in Telangana, tipplers throng stores

Hyderabad: On day one of liquor sale, Police personnel deployed at the liquor shops have used lathis to beat back thirsty Telanganites jostling to purchase alcohol for the first time in 40 days after Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao gave a green signal to the sale of liquor by increasing 16 per cent tax on alcohol.  

A large number of tipplers outside liquor shops in Hyderabad. Photo: Laeeq
Tipplers queuing to buy liquor at Kachiguda wine shop in Hyderabad. Photo: Mohammed Hussain
People waiting for their turn to purchase alcohol in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Photo: Mohammed Hussain
As tax increased to 16 per cent on liquor, people throng to stores in Hyderabad. Photo: Mohammed Hussain
Queue to purchase liquor in Hyderabad. Photo: Mohammed Hussain
A placard at a wine shop displaying “No Mask No Liquor” in Hyderabad. Photo: Mohammed Hussain
Young boy purchased a box full liquor in Hyderabad. Photo: Mohammed Hussain
Even women buy liquor on day one in Hyderabad.
Women carrying a box full of wine.
Women stand in a queue to purchase alcohol.
Man buys a box full of wine from a shop at Kachiguda. Photo: Mohammed Hussain