Panaji, June 15: NCP today came out in support of former Goa minister Fransisco Pacheco, the prime accused in the death of a woman friend, saying the party was with the legislator but he would have to give ‘agni pariksha’ by facing the law.
“The party is with him. Mickey will have to give agni pariksha by facing the law. He cannot escape the law,” NCP Goa spokesman Avinash Bhonsle said.
Commenting on the issue for the first time, local NCP leaders said that they were with Pacheco, who is going through tough times.
Pacheco is on the run as the Crime Branch probing Nadia Torrado’s death has named him as an accused in the case.
Bhonsle alleged that Pacheco has been targeted by a few Congress leaders from South Goa after his success in holding massive NCP convention in his village.
–Agencies