PANJIM, JULY 10
While it is his second day in the police lock-up, former Tourism Minister Mickky Pacheco on the first day of interrogation was quizzed for almost 10 hours in the Crime Branch office at Dona Paula.
Sources in the Crime Branch said a team of one deputy superintendent of police and police inspector questioned him between 10:30 am and 7 pm in connection with the Nadia death case. He was taken back to the Calangute police lock-up where he is lodged.
Pacheco, presently on seven days police remand, was again referred to Goa Medical College today morning for a blood test. Pacheco is under medication as he is diagnosed with jaundice.
“We will receive his blood test report on Monday. Until then, doctors have prescribed him medicine after every meal. But he has lost his appetite… Only after we confirmed his fitness, we proceeded with his interrogation” said the source.
Pacheco was reportedly only demanding water and declined to have his meals, which included plain rice and dal.
“This is the third time, he’s refused to eat. In the morning, he just had a cup of tea and few biscuits. Since then he is only surviving on water,” the source further revealed.
His legal representative Advocate Amit Palekar, who was also present in the Crime Branch, said Pacheco was feeling better even as he is under medical treatment. The former minister’s bail plea will be heard on Monday.
