Betalbatim, a popular beach in South Goa, will henceforth be closed to visitors after 7.30 pm, after villagers banned visitors to the coastal stretch, a week after a 20-year-old girl was gangraped by three tourists, in front of her boyfriend.
The decision to ban entry to visitors to the serene beach stretch, which has been the backdrop to several Indian movies, after 7.30 pm was taken jointly by members of the Betalbatim village panchayat on Friday, the village’s sarpanch Constancio Miranda told The Pioneer.