Police summon Mickky over Nadia’s death HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JUNE 1
For the first time since Nadia Torrado died at Chennai on Saturday last, the police have summoned Tourism Minister Mickky Pacheco for investigations in connection with the death of the Loutolim woman.
In another development, police have registered a case of abetment to suicide under section 306 of the India Penal code against unknown persons.
It is learnt that the police have also served a letter on the Tourism Minister last night not to leave the state and make himself available for investigations in the case.
Investigating Officer, PI Raju Raut Desai on Tuesday dispatched a communiqué to Tourism Minister through the Colva police this evening, asking him to report to the Maina Curtorim police station without fail at 4 pm today for investigations into the death of the woman.
However, the summons letter reached the Betalbatim residence of the Tourism Minister only at around 4.20 pm. PSI Sudesh Velip, who was drafted by the Colva police to serve the summons on Pacheco, reached Pacheco’s residence only at around 4.20 pm when the Investigating officer asked the Minister to report at the police station at 4 pm.
When PSI Sudesh Velip reached Pacheco’s residence, he is believed to have met Seby, who informed the police that the minister was not at home.
When contacted, Lyndon Monteiro, the Officer on Special Duty to the Tourism Minister said the police did send a call letter to the minister, but the police reached Pacheco’s residence late with the letter. “How could the minister respond to the letter when it was served on him only at 4.20 pm when he was asked to report at the police station at 4 pm,” Monteiro asked and made it very clear that the tourism minister has no problem in reporting to the police station since he has nothing to do with the woman’s death.
Monteiro said the tourism minister has told the police officer concerned that he would report to the police station on Wednesday morning or any time asked by the police.
Meanwhile, the SP, South has ordered the investigating officer to register a case of abetment to commit suicide against unknown persons. Sources in the police department said Section 306 of the IPC would be added to the case already registered by the police in connection with the death of the Loutolim woman. “Right now, the police will register the offence of abetting Nadia’s suicide against unknown persons and proceed with the investigations,” a police officer said, adding that the police investigations into the case are moving in the right directions.
Meanwhile, Chief Minster Digambar Kamat on Tuesday said that he would not take any stand on the demand made in several quarters to drop Tourism Minister Mickky Pacheco from the ministry.
During an informal chat with newsmen, Kamat said, “There is no question of me taking any stand on the issue. I cannot directly interfere in the matter as investigating agencies are presently investigating into the incident.”
Replying to a question, the chief minister said he would certainly “examine” if any complaint is handed to him in connection with the case.
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