Evidence against an ex-Minister in connection to a sex scam: Goa CM

Panaji, Dec 16 : The Goa government will 100 per cent inquire into all evidence submitted by the Congress party linked to accusations of sexual exploitation, which forced Urban Development Minister Milind Naik to resign, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said.Speaking to reporters late on Wednesday outside his official residence in Panaji, Sawant also said that Naik has assured him that he would battle the personal allegations levelled against him by the Congress party on his own."We will 100 per cent investigate all evidence submitted (by Congress party)," Sawant told reporters.The Chief Ministers Office in a statement earlier had said: "Shri Milind Naik has tendered his resignation as Minister in Government of Goa, to ensure a free and fair probe, which has been accepted and sent to the Honble Governor".On Wednesday, state Congress president Girish Chodankar had accused Milind Naik of being involved in a sex scandal, which according to the opposition party leader involved sexual exploitation of a Bihar-based woman in 2019.

The woman, whose husband was working in Goa had met with a fatal accident and she had approached the Minister for official work.Youth Congress workers had also filed a complaint against Naik at the Womens police station in Panaji and also submitted what they claimed was audio, video and Whatsapp chats between the Minister and the woman as evidence.

Sawant said that the Minister had submitted his resignation on his own volition."He has said that he will fight the personal allegations levelled against him," Sawant said.

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Will 100% investigate evidence against ex-Minister linked to sex scandal: Goa CM

Girish Chodankar, president of the state Congress, had charged Milind Naik with being part of a sex scam that, according to him, involved sexual exploitation a Bihar-based female in 2019After her husband died in an accident while working in Goa, the woman approached Minister to get official help.Youth Congress members had filed a complaint against Naik in Panajis Womens Police Station.

They also submitted audio, video, and Whatsapp conversations between Naik and the minister as evidence.Sawant stated that Sawant had submitted the Ministers resignation from his own initiative.

Sawant stated that Sawant had said that the Minister has vowed to fight any personal accusations against him.#Evidence #scam #Goa #Panaji #WhatsApp #Congress.