COPS SILENCE THE ROAR: The Ford Mustang with a modified silencer that had been roaring through the roads of Anjuna was finally seized and brought to the police station on Wednesday.
MAPUSA
The paradise that Goa once was is fast being turned into a playground for lawless tourists who treat the State’s roads, beaches and villages as their private amusement park.
The latest string of incidents in North Goa – from reckless driving to littering and public nuisance – exposes yet again how domestic tourists, emboldened by lax enforcement, continue to mock the law of the land.
For nearly six months, locals in Anjuna endured the thunderous roar of a Ford Mustang – a type of sports car – with a modified silencer tearing through their narrow lanes.
The car, driven by a Delhi-based tourist, was finally attached by Anjuna Police on Wednesday after persistent complaints of noise and rash driving.
PSI Viraj Naik and his team seized the vehicle that had become a symbol of arrogance on wheels.
According to PSI Naik, the police had been tracking the vehicle for some time after receiving complaints that it was causing nuisance on the roads.
Interestingly, the car, which bears a Punjab registration number, is privately owned but was allegedly being rented out illegally.
In another instance, PSI Navneet Goltekar and his team booked an “influencer’s car” found using a modified exhaust and tinted glass during a surprise nakabandi at Siolim – both clear violations of the Motor Vehicles Act.
Adding insult to injury, a dash cam video circulating online shows a group of tourists drinking alcohol and flinging bottles and garbage along the scenic Siolim riverbank.
Outraged villagers said such behaviour has become a daily menace, marring the beauty of the area and endangering public safety.
Goans now fear that unchecked, low-grade tourism is eroding the State’s very soul – replacing its once serene charm with a loud, lawless chaos.
“This is not tourism. This is trespass against Goa’s dignity,” said one local grimly.
