The police arrested six persons in connection with an attack on TV channel reporter at Pittala Vemavaram village in Peravali mandal on the night of May 3. As the attack took place after the reporter Nallamilli Lakshmi Rama Reddy filed two stories on illegal sand mining operations in the mandal, the involvement of sand mafia was suspected initially.

Kovvur Incharge DSP Nunna Muralikrishna told mediapersons at Tanuku on Monday that CI Chinta Rambabu set up a special police team to nab the attackers based on a complaint by the reporter, who received serious injuries in the attack.