Mickky gets three more days in jail
HERALD REPORTER
MARGAO, JULY 20
The Judicial Magistrate First Class, Margao on Tuesday extended the police custody of former tourism minister, Mickky Pacheco by three days.
Pacheco was produced before JMFC Devidas Kerkar on Tuesday noon after the expiry of his 11- day remand in police custody.
During arguments, the prosecution led by Assistant Public Prosecutor Sunita Gawde called for extending Pacheco’s police custody by three days on grounds that the accused is required in custody to recover the missing articles, besides the weapon of assault.
On the other hand, the former minister’s legal counsel, Adv Amit Palyekar opposed further extension of Pacheco’s custody saying the investigating agency has not interrogated his client in custody for the last five days.
Claiming that the investigating agency has been sitting idle since the arrest of Pacheco 11 days ago, Adv Palyekar prayed that the former minister be remanded to one day police custody if at all the Crime Branch wants to interrogate him further in the case.
JMFC Devidas Kerkar later ordered extension of Pacheco’s police custody by three days. Mickky will be produced before the JMFC on July 23.
