1 / 10A strict ban has been enforced on the sale of liquor, gutka, tobacco etc. under the updated central guidelines that came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced extension of the nationwide lockdown till May 3 to check the spread of COVID-19 infection.2 / 10Alcohol prices in the grey market have more than quadrupled and online searches for how to make homemade alcohol have soared during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, with bars and liquor stores shut for weeks across most parts of the country.3 / 10Many are turning to illegal liquor, say customs and police officials, who have seen a marked increase in seizures of hooch, which has in the past claimed thousands of lives among the poor unable to afford branded booze.4 / 10Many are selling liquor illegally, one of the customers paid 700 rupees for a 170 rupees whisky bottle.5 / 10Local media have reported at least a dozen cases of suicide due to alcohol withdrawal symptoms.6 / 10Liquor scarcity has also sparked break-ins at wine shops and fraud, with buyers conned into making online payments for liquor that never arrived.7 / 10In Uttar Pradesh, two people died last week after drinking home-brewed liquor, while five others were admitted to hospital in critical condition, police said.8 / 10According to Google Trends, online searches for 'how to make alcohol at home' peaked in India during the week of March 22-28, the same week Prime Minister Narendra Modi imposed the nationwide lockdown.9 / 10At least two northeast states have opted to reopen alcohol stores this week to address consumer demand.10 / 10The lockdown has now been extended to May 3 as the number of virus cases crossed 11,000 mark.