Panaji, November 26: Police in Goa on Friday arrested one Sandeep Kumar, a resident of Chennai, for driving car at the popular Morjim beach in North Goa on Thursday. The arrest was made a day after a video of the accused person driving a rented car -- GA-03-W-4387 -- on the beach went viral.

The Morjim beach is also home to a nesting site of the endangered Olive Ridley turtles. Delhi Resident Held for Driving Toyota Prado SUV on Morjim Beach in Goa Amid Lockdown.

Watch: Chennai Man Drives Car on Goa’s Morjim Beach Goes Viral

"We have filed a First Information Report under sections 279, 336 of the Indian Penal Code and the accused was placed under arrest on Friday," a police officer said. The rented car has also been seized by the police.

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