Goemkarponn desk
MORJIM: A Tamil Nadu registered car was impounded by the police for driving on the protected turtle nesting site at Morjim.
CRZ and the Forest Department filed a complaint after the news of the car driving on the beach went viral on social media.
A case has been registered against the law violators and charges under Sections 188 (disobeying order of public servant), 269 (negligence) and 336 (endangering life) of the Indian Penal Code.
While the beach was not too crowded, such an activity could have been endangering tourists. Also, the Morjim beach has a protected turtle nesting site, thus driving a vehicle over the beach could have been fatal for the turtles on the beach.
A video of the accused driving on the beach went viral in no time. Based on the video, the driver was detained based on an FIR registered on him under sections 279 and 336.
The Goa government had banned any private vehicle from entering the beaches.
The step came a few years ago after a number of tourists entered the beaches with private vehicles and got stuck. Other vehicles and resources had to be called to recover these vehicles.
