According to reports, a local resident named Shiv Kumar who raised his voice against the sale of ill-legal liquor in his neighbourhood was kidnapped by the liquor Mafia at gun point.
Later on, the media got to know about the kidnapping and went to cover the incident, where the liquor mafia belligerently attacked them with stones, sticks and swords.
The locals informed the police which rushed to the spot but the liquor mafia unafraid of the cops attacked them too.
In the spat few media and police personnel have suffered serious injuries.
The police has booked the culprits under section 307 of IPC.
-Source ANI