The body of Bismarque Dias — who had been protesting against a string of controversial, land intensive projects across Goa — was found in the Mandovi river on Saturday. Dias, who was a priest with the Roman Catholic order of Blessed Sacrament Fathers until a few years ago, was found more than 24 hours after he was reported missing. Krishna Sinari, police inspector in charge of Old Goa police station, said police were looking for Dias since Thursday after they found his clothes, mobile phone and other personal effects at the river bank.

Father Bismarque Dias