Arambol locals raise concerns on attacks by domestic tourists

Mapusa: After two recent incidents of tourists attacking locals, Arambol residents have raised fears of attacks by domestic tourists on Arambol beach.
“Foreign tourists don’t create any nuisance, but lately, the bullying by domestic tourists has increased tremendously. There are attacks on locals daily. They don’t follow any traffic rules, especially while parking their vehicles, and when questioned, they become furious and attack the locals,” said Uday Vaigankar, a local.
Two young brothers from Arambol lost their lives due to reckless driving by Telangana tourists, he added.
Locals have demanded prompt action by the authorities to stop the bullying by domestic tourists and to provide necessary basic infrastructure for sustainable tourism along the beach belt of Pernem.
Tourism stakeholder Pramesh Mayekar said that Mopa airport is functional, but internal roads from Arambol to Mopa and other destinations have been neglected for 20 years now.
After a viral video of road rage in Sangolda, two tourists from Nashik, Maharashtra, Faiz and Arkan Shaikh, were arrested for allegedly assaulting a local car driver. The duo, riding a rented bike, attacked the driver with fists and helmets following a collision between their bike and the car.
After the Sangolda incident, a new case of reckless and unruly behaviour of tourists at Candolim is going viral.
In Jan, a youth from Arambol was stabbed to death, allegedly by employees of a shack after the victim reportedly took issue with the illegal placement of tables on the beach.