Searching Parrikar's house will embarrass nation: Goa govt

April 23, 2015 18:56

A Goa court has stayed a warrant issued by a lower court to search the official residence of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in Delhi to trace convicted former state minister Francisco 'Miccky' Pacheco as the state government held that execution of the order will be an embarrassment to the nation. Pacheco has been convicted for assaulting a junior engineer. Additional Public Prosecutor Mahesh Amonkar, appearing on behalf of the state, told the court that "such a warrant would be embarrassment to the Defence Minister, the PM and the nation." He also said that there was no need for a separate search warrant for police as they have already been asked to arrest Pacheco.

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