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Goa cops see social threat in ice cream
parlours
Sunday January 13, 2013 06:04:27 PM,
IANS
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Panaji: In Goa, where
liquor bars and stores dominate the business landscape, police and
activists believe that ice cream and juice parlours are hubs of
"anti-social activities" and have threatened a crackdown on these
humble establishments.
Goa Police have threatened a crackdown on juice parlours in the
south Goa district headquarters town of Margao, saying that they
allow young couples to "cosy-up" in their premises over an
ice-cream scoop or a glass of juice.
These measures, police say, have become necessary in view of the
horrific New Delhi gang-rape, in which six people brutally raped
and tortured a 23-year-old physiotherapy student who later
succumbed to injuries.
"Students come to ice cream and juice parlours during school and
college hours. We have directed owners to question why students
skip classes," Superintendent of Police Shekhar Prabhudessai told
IANS.
Goa has nearly 7,000 bars dotting the small state with almost one
bar per 200 people, making the state, in all likelihood, the top
state in the country as far as the bar-to-person ratio is
concerned.
Students who frequent ice cream and juice parlours believe that
cracking down on these establishments is just a case of the police
barking up the wrong tree.
"I go to these places with my girlfriend because they are quieter
and have privacy. A lot of other places like cafes are expensive.
We don't have the money to go there," said John D'Souza (name
changed) from Comba, a residential area near Margao.
"The places that are dangerous are these crime dens (bars). In
these establishments, anti-social elements get drunk and harass
tourists and girls and the police do nothing even though these
places function beyond their official timings," Atish Kanerkar, a
college student, said.
But Prabhudessai believes that a crackdown on ice cream parlours
would help in keeping youth in check and prevent potential crimes.
"If parlour owners do not comply, we will go for cancellation of
their licence," he said.
Last year, a juice parlour owner was arrested by police after he
was caught on video urinating in a juice jug before serving it to
the customers. But according to social activist Auda Veigas,
hygiene is not quite top priority, at the moment.
"What the police and we are trying to do is make parlour owners
aware of their responsibilities. They should not encourage
students to bunk class or indulge in anti-social activities behind
closed doors," Viegas said.
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