Calangute: Police have urged beach shack operators to conduct staff verification and maintain alternative and family contact numbers after 13 employees of a Calangute shack allegedly disappeared after collecting their salaries, leaving the owner with only two cooks.At the annual pre-season meeting with shack operators at Baga on Friday, PI Laxi Amonkar stressed the need for proper staff verification to help trace missing employees.Shack owners also raised concerns over alleged prostitution in Tito’s Lane, Baga and Calangute. Shack Owners Welfare Society general secretary John Lobo flagged the presence of women near Piety Chapel at Khobravaddo until early morning.North Goa DSP Vishwesh Karpe urged shack operators to prevent their premises from being used for illegal activities and strictly monitor beach massage workers. He also stressed installing CCTV cameras to assist investigations into assaults, fights and other incidents.
