2 min readPanajiUpdated: Mar 26, 2026 04:25 AM IST
Police Wednesday arrested two employees of a beach shack in North Goa for allegedly assaulting a group of tourists from Bengaluru with metal rods after an argument.
According to the police, the incident took place around 10 pm on Tuesday night at Planet Goa Beach Shack in Calangute. Police said an argument allegedly broke out between the tourists and shack staffers over sitting on a beach bed, which then turned violent after the shack employees attacked the tourists.
In the FIR, the complainant, Sayed Zakir (27), a businessman from Bengaluru, alleged that two shack employees — Dinesh Kumar and Dhupendra Yadav — and some of their associates assaulted him and his six friends with beach umbrella rods and metal rods, and caused them severe injuries.
The accused, Dinesh Kumar (26) and Dhupendra Yadav, were both arrested and taken into custody.
Police said on an earlier occasion last year too, a similar incident had occurred at the same shack, following which a case was registered. In a statement, police said that despite previous warnings issued to the management to adhere to legal provisions, the shack management has failed to maintain discipline. “In view of repeated violations, a detailed report has been submitted to the director of tourism recommending appropriate action, including revocation of the license issued to the said beach shack,” the statement said.
The tourism department subsequently temporarily suspended the licence of the shack at Calangute’s Umtavaddo beach.
