EX- MINISTER ABUSES MAN,

Panaji, March 13: A video of former Goa tourism minister Francisco Mickky Pacheco purportedly abusing a man on the Utorda beach in South Goa has gone viral.

The video purportedly shows Mr Pacheco driving his car on the beach, which is prohibited as per local laws.

Denying that he abused the man, later identified as Melroy D’Souza, the former minister said D’Souza was a “Portuguese national and his political rival” who

“chased” his car in a jeep. However, in a social media post, D’Souza claimed that Pacheco threatened him and even tried to run his car over him.

In the video, Mr Pacheco is purportedly seen sitting with his friends in a beach shack and abusing D’Souza who also questionned the conduct of the former minister.

Mr Pacheco’s car is also seen on the beach in the five- minute clip.

“I became irritated with Melroy D’Souza as he was chasing me,” Mr Pacheco said.