Pacheco to attend assembly with armed escort
July 14th, 2010 - 11:55 am ICT by IANSPanaji, July 14 (IANS) In police custody in connection with the suspicious death of his 28-year-old lover, former Goa tourism minister Mickky Pacheco will attend the monsoon session of the Goa legislative assembly with armed police escorts, authorities said Wednesday.
Pacheco would be escorted by policemen to the legislative assembly complex if he continues to be in police custody when the house convenes from July 19, Superintendent of Police (CID) Atmaram Deshpande told IANS.
“Elected representatives who are in police custody bars are accorded facilities to attend assembly sessions. As a member of the legislative assembly, he (Pacheco) has certain privileges, which are to be protected,” he said.
He said police were in touch with Speaker Pratapsing Rane and the legislature secretary over the issue of ferrying Pacheco to the House from his lock-up.
Pacheco has been booked for culpable homicide in the connection with the death of Nadia Torrado. She died after consuming rat poison after an alleged spat with the minister.
Pacheco was absconding for nearly a month before his anticipatory bail plea was rejected by the Supreme Court last week. He was sentenced to seven days in police custody on July 9.
- Former Goa Minister Pacheco accused in death of Nadia still at large - Jun 11, 2010
- Pacheco sent to two days judicial custody (Second Lead) - Jul 03, 2010
- Pacheco granted bail in culpable homicide case - Jul 26, 2010
- Nadia death case: Supreme Court rejects Goa ex-minister Pacheco's bail plea - Jul 01, 2010
- Judge recuses himself from hearing Pacheco's case - Jul 16, 2010
- Police free to arrest Pacheco: Court - Jul 07, 2010
- Pacheco arrested over lover's death - Jul 08, 2010
- Pacheco may have got fake medical certificates: prosecution - Jul 06, 2010
- Ex Goa minister Pacheco applies for bail before Supreme Court - Jun 30, 2010
- Police seek to declare former Goa minister absconder - Jul 02, 2010
- Nadia death case: Former Goa minister Pacheco gets bail - Jul 26, 2010
- Mother of Pacheco's alleged lover arrested - Jul 16, 2010
- Goa court rejects Pacheco's bail plea in Nadia death case - Jul 07, 2010
- Pacheco sent to two days judicial custody, hospitalised (Third Lead) - Jul 03, 2010
- Former Goa minister surrenders - Jul 03, 2010
Tags: armed escort, armed police, assembly sessions, bail plea, culpable homicide, deshpande, goa tourism, member of the legislative assembly, monsoon session, pacheco, panaji, police custody, police escorts, policemen, rane, rat poison, spat, suspicious death, torrado, tourism minister