<p>A clash between two groups was witnessed in front of a wine shop, on Bengaluru-Mysuru highway, as the people jostled with each other to queue up to buy liquor in Mandya on Monday.</p>.<p>There was commotion, when people started pushing and shoving in the queue, after the liquor shop opened for business. One of them tried to attack the other with a machette. The police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.</p>.<p>The police resorted to mild caning near a wine shop on 100 ft road, when there was a mad rush to buy liquor. No social distancing was maintained at several places.</p>.<p>Due to the commotion, Excise Commissioner Shivakumar directed to close the shop at 5 pm. In all, 100 wine shops and 34 MSIL shops were opened for business on Monday.</p>.<p>In all, 158 shops were opened and did brisk business in Hassan district. The customers braved the scorching sun and were drenched in rain by evening, to buy liquor.</p>.<p>With the state government's permission to open wine shops, a large number of people thronged them in Hassan city and also in rural areas. The authorities suspended the licenses of around 22 shops that did not follow the guidelines.</p>.<p>The shopkeepers had erected barricades and markings were made for customers to stand in a queue. But, no social distancing was maintained.</p>.<p>Many, were waiting from early morning and rushed to buy, as soon as the shops opened. The police had to use mild caning to streamline the crowd.</p>.<p>Even though masks were made mandatory, many were without masks. Sanitisers were missing at several shops.</p>.<p>A kilometre long queue was seen at several wine shops in the city. Youths, senior citizens and women were seen in queues.</p>
<p>A clash between two groups was witnessed in front of a wine shop, on Bengaluru-Mysuru highway, as the people jostled with each other to queue up to buy liquor in Mandya on Monday.</p>.<p>There was commotion, when people started pushing and shoving in the queue, after the liquor shop opened for business. One of them tried to attack the other with a machette. The police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.</p>.<p>The police resorted to mild caning near a wine shop on 100 ft road, when there was a mad rush to buy liquor. No social distancing was maintained at several places.</p>.<p>Due to the commotion, Excise Commissioner Shivakumar directed to close the shop at 5 pm. In all, 100 wine shops and 34 MSIL shops were opened for business on Monday.</p>.<p>In all, 158 shops were opened and did brisk business in Hassan district. The customers braved the scorching sun and were drenched in rain by evening, to buy liquor.</p>.<p>With the state government's permission to open wine shops, a large number of people thronged them in Hassan city and also in rural areas. The authorities suspended the licenses of around 22 shops that did not follow the guidelines.</p>.<p>The shopkeepers had erected barricades and markings were made for customers to stand in a queue. But, no social distancing was maintained.</p>.<p>Many, were waiting from early morning and rushed to buy, as soon as the shops opened. The police had to use mild caning to streamline the crowd.</p>.<p>Even though masks were made mandatory, many were without masks. Sanitisers were missing at several shops.</p>.<p>A kilometre long queue was seen at several wine shops in the city. Youths, senior citizens and women were seen in queues.</p>