Panaji, March 6 (IANS): An Israeli national was on Wednesday attacked by a water sports operator and his aides at North Goa's Anjuna beach for damaging a jetski during a joyride, a complaint filed at the Anjuna police station said.

In a counter-complaint, the water sports operator, Mahesh Gadekar, said the Israeli national, David Driham alias Dudu, was the first to attack him. He also accused Driham of abusing him.

Speaking to reporters, police inspector in-charge of the Anjuna police station said both complaints filed by Driham as well as Gadekar had been taken on record and it would be probed.

The incident occurred after Driham, who had been arrested on charges of drug peddling in 2010 and later acquitted by a trial court, hired a jetski on the assurance that he would not take it towards the rocky fringes of the Anjuna beach.

The scuffle between Driham and Gadekar broke out after the former returned the jetski in a damaged condition. Driham has been admitted to a local government hospital for treatment.