MGP legislator and former Deputy Chief Minister of Goa Sudin Dhavalikar on Monday alleged that "land mafia" operating in the state was responsible for the death of his former party colleague Prakash Naik.
He sought immediate resignation of Panchayat Minister Mauvin Godinho, whose brother Wilson has been named in the First Information Report (FIR) filed by the police in connection with Naiks death.
Dhavalikar also demanded a detailed inquiry into the activities of "land mafia" operating in Goa.
Naik, who was in his late 50s, allegedly fatally shot himself on Friday in his home in Merces village near here, police had said.
Naik, who had unsuccessfully contested the 2017 Assembly election from the St Cruz constituency on an MGP ticket, was a member of the local panchayat. Naik had later left the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP).
Dhavalikar claimed Naik was a victim of land mafia.
The former Deputy Chief Minister said, It is not a suicide, it is a murder. In his WhatsApp messages, Naik had clearly named people who were harassing and blackmailing him."