VADODARA: Raising her voice against bootlegging in her area proved costly for woman sarpanch of Ajod village near Vadodara city on Sunday evening.After receiving a series of complaints from villagers against the bootlegger couple - Ganpat Mali and Sumitra Mali - sarpanch Tara Parmar herself decided to stop the thriving illicit business in the village.Parmar said that the villagers had been raising objections against the couple allegedly selling country made liquor and Indian Made Foreign Liquor in the village over a long time. In the past she and other villagers had complained to cops at Vadodara Taluka police station, but the police never acted against them, she said.On Sunday evening, when Parmar learnt that the couple was again selling liquor, she reached there and asked them to shut their business and leave. "They were selling liquor loaded on their bike so I asked them to go away because it is illegal to indulge in such business. Liquor addicts also flock there creating disturbance which leaves bad image on young minds," said Parmar.She added that when they asked to go away, an argument ensued and the couple started beating her. Parmar alleged that Ganpat got a sharp weapon and hit her on her left arm. As the villagers learnt about the attack on Parmar, they rushed there to rescue her. The couple fled from the spot seeing the crowd.

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