Francisco Pacheco

Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar on Tuesday urged the police to take strict action against a former minister for driving a SUV on a beach and abusing a water sports operator.

Days after BJP government in Goa resolved to grant pardon to Francisco Pacheco, documents show that the convicted legislator had given hypertension and an ailing mother as reasons to get the pardon.

Assaulting a government servant is a "minor offence", Goa's deputy chief minister Francis D'Souza said today, while justifying the adoption of a resolution by the state cabinet to "pardon" legislator Francisco Pacheco, sentenced to six months in jail for assault.

In what could be an unprecedented development, Goa's BJP-led government has resolved to grant pardon to convicted legislator Francisco Mickky Pacheco, who is serving a six-month sentence for assault.

A Goa district court has stayed a warrant issued by a local court to search the official residence of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in Delhi to trace former state minister Francisco 'Miccky' Pacheco who is reported to be absconding since his conviction in a 2006 assault case.

Goa minister Francisco Mickky Pacheco, who was convicted of assaulting an official, has resigned.

Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar on Tuesday urged the police to take strict action against a former minister for driving a SUV on a beach and abusing a water sports operator.

Days after BJP government in Goa resolved to grant pardon to Francisco Pacheco, documents show that the convicted legislator had given hypertension and an ailing mother as reasons to get the pardon.

Assaulting a government servant is a "minor offence", Goa's deputy chief minister Francis D'Souza said today, while justifying the adoption of a resolution by the state cabinet to "pardon" legislator Francisco Pacheco, sentenced to six months in jail for assault.

In what could be an unprecedented development, Goa's BJP-led government has resolved to grant pardon to convicted legislator Francisco Mickky Pacheco, who is serving a six-month sentence for assault.

A Goa district court has stayed a warrant issued by a local court to search the official residence of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in Delhi to trace former state minister Francisco 'Miccky' Pacheco who is reported to be absconding since his conviction in a 2006 assault case.

Goa minister Francisco Mickky Pacheco, who was convicted of assaulting an official, has resigned.