India, Feb. 7 -- Tension prevailed in Purusottampur tehsil of Odisha's Ganjam district after a wedding procession turned violent late on Friday night, leaving four people, including a Panchayat Samiti member, seriously injured.

According to reports, a group of youths allegedly in an intoxicated condition began hurling bricks and stones at nearby houses while a wedding procession was underway in Baghalia Panchayat's Kushapur village. Seeing the disturbance, local Samiti member Prakash Nahak tried to intervene and counsel the youths to stop their unruly behaviour.

However, the situation escalated when the youths allegedly chased Nahak and assaulted him. In an attempt to save himself, he entered a nearby house, but the attackers reportedly...