A friend called to say that he wanted to come to Goa now that the Covid cases are decreasing and no SOPs are in place. As the mobile connectivity was weak, I heard something about him and friends wanting to go freaking.
I suggested Candolim and Calangute beaches and to be careful from the dangerous rip currents. He laughed and said that they wanted to create ripples as they wanted go streaking and not freaking!
Welcome to another kind of tourism, and this is the naked truth. Recently there were two incidents, one in which a model-cum-small time actress was allegedly seen prancing in her birthday suit near a dam. The other is that of a male model-cum-marathon runner who, again allegedly, streaked on a beach on his birthday in the dress he was born with!
The police have taken cognizance of the event, booked the model and suspended the assistant police inspector for not filing the FIR while there are no charges against the male model. Why this discrimination? Beautiful Goa is known for its free flowing spirits but it appears that there are free spirits who want to come and have a streaking good time.
The authorities need to hang their heads in shame and come up with stringent laws.
