WATCH: Delhi man recklessly drives SUV on Goa beach; case registered

PTI, Jun 17, 2022, 10:06 AM IST

Panaji: A tourist from Delhi was caught on camera recklessly driving an SUV on Goa’s popular Anjuna beach, leading the police to file a case against him on Thursday, an official said.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Jivba Dalvi told PTI that Lalit Kumar Dayal, a resident of Delhi’s Mangolpuri area, was booked for driving the SUV, which he had rented from a local resident, on the Anjuna beach thereby endangering the lives of tourists and other citizens.

A video of the car being driven rashly on the beach and later getting stuck in the sand had appeared on social media.

#Beach|| This is what a insensitive Delhi based tourist did at Anjuna beach. pic.twitter.com/3epg6vdaPS

— Goa News Hub (@goanewshub) June 16, 2022

Dalvi said the Anjuna police station Inspector Vikram Naik has registered the case against the accused under sections 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way) and 336 (act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Indian Penal Code.

The police have also submitted a report against the car owner, Sangeeta Gavadalkar, a resident of Mapusa town in North Goa, for giving her private vehicle on rent to the accused.