MARGAO: Though the government has boasted deploying IRB personnel along the beach belt, their presence is hardly seen around.
When a Herald team visited Colva around Saturday noon, the IRB personnel were found holed up inside the life guard watch tower.
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It was only after some time that the personnel descended from the watch tower and went about beach patrolling.
Tourists carrying liquor bottles on the beach is a common phenomenon on Colva Beach, and the police presence has failed to contain the menace, local says
On the contrary, the men-in-uniform are accused by the local of turning a blind eye to the illegal activities, including the presence of hawkers, for a consideration.
A police constable has even earned the notoriety for collecting haftas from law violators, including smokers in public places, besides minor traffic violations.
