from daijiworld's special correspondent

Panaji, Jul 15: The Goa police have registered first information report (FIR) against state agriculture minister Fransisco Pacheco for assaulting government servant.

"Case against the minister for assaulting electricity department's junion engineer Kapil Natekar, when later had visited former's office, on Saturday afternoon," the police stated.

The case is registered with Colva police station in south Goa.

The police have registered offence under section 342, 353, 504 of Indian penal code. The junior engineer, in his complaint, has stated that the minister called him to his personal office at Betalbhatim in south goa, 45 kms away from here, and assaulted him.

When contacted Pacheco denied having assaulted the engineer and stated that the case is being fabricated against him. "Why do I need to assault a junior office to get my work done when I am myself a cabinet minister," he questioned.