06 June,2010 02:55 PM IST | | Agencies
Goa Tourism minister Francisco "Mickey" Pacheco, resigned on Saturday following protests over the mysterious death of his alleged female companion.
Nadia Torrado, 27, hadu00a0 consumed rat poison last month and been shifted to Jupiter Hospital in Thane. She needed a liver transplant and was shifted to Chennai where she passed away. The NCP legislator who handles tourism and ports in Goa, is reported to have accompanied her to Chennai. Female activists in Goa have been demanding accountability on the minister's part for Torrado's death. Pacheco's first wife Sarah had accused him of bigamy. Pacheco is now married to businesswoman Viola Fernandez. Torrado is reportedly his companion.
