At Naya Gaon, 50 yards into Punjab from the barrier at Sector 2, liquor was being sold throughout the day. A few persons seated near the shop would ask anyone who approached what they wanted. Everything was available, rum, whiskey and even chilled beer. One of the men would take the money, pass it through a square opening cut into the downed shutter and whisper the requirements. The bottle would be passed through the opening and delivered to the customer.

A couple of shops removed from the liquor vend is the police post. The whole operation was being carried out under the noses of the police officials. When asked about the sale of liquor nearby, in-charge at the police post Assistant Sub-Inspector Iqbal Singh said the shutters were down and locked and no liquor was being sold. However, Chandigarh Newsline reporters were able to purchase two bottles of chilled beer without any trouble.

Inquiries revealed that the liquor shop at Sector 24 was another likely source. A visit revealed that while shutters were down, nearby shopkeepers guided customers around the block to the back entrance which was open and liquor containers could be seen piled up inside.

Many disappointed customers at other City vends made a beeline for Phase-7 of Mohali as they were told they could get liquor there. Chandigarh Newsline photographers were able to capture some customers buying liquor at the vend. The procedure was the same as the one adopted at Naya Gaon, except that here the customers could directly approach the opening in the shutter, shell out the money and get what they wanted.

However, tipplers from the City who headed to Phase-I of Mohali were sent back to a nearby liquor vend in the City which was also shut. When reporters went to this vend in the evening they found some Chandigarh policemen at the spot. When asked, they seemed sympathetic to the plight of tipplers. They said that while they were here to make sure the vend was sealed, they would not stop anyone who would succeed in making a purchase. They helpfully added that if anyone was urgently in need of quenching their thirst they could head to a village near Maloya where everything was available.