Arambol resident killed in beach brawl over shack obstruction, One shack worker held; five others detained.

Amar Bandekar, a local during his regular evening walk on the beach tried to keep aside some chairs put up on the beach by a shack operator as he found them causing obstruction. This led to verbal arguments between Bandekar and a shack worker. The arguments soon culminated into fist fight where other workers joined in. During the fight, Bandekar fell on the ground unconscious. He was soon rushed to the Primary Health Centre where the doctors on duty declared him dead. Mandrem police immediately arrested one shack worker and further detained five others suspected to be involved in the fight. Meanwhile, the family members and villagers threatened that they will not accept Amar's body till his killers are arrested. A large number of villagers rushed to the beach and pointed out to the illegalities by the shack operator wherein he had placed deckbeds, beach umbrellas, chairs and other material right on the beach thereby blocking access of the visitors and demanded the cancellation of the beach shack licence.