Goa Police has filed a chargesheet against pop singer Remo Fernandes in connection with a verbal abuse case filed against him last year.
Agassaim police had filed an FIR against the singer after a girl, who was allegedly knocked down by a car driven by Remo's son, had complained that she was verbally abused.
A case under section 8 (for verbally abusing a minor) of Goa Children’s Act was filed against Remo. We have presented the chargesheet to the court on 1 December.Uday Parab, Police Inspector
On 2 December last year, the girl, a native of Malvan taluka in Maharashtra, was walking to old Goa to complete her vows to St Francis Xavier, a patron saint whose Church is situated there, when she was allegedly hit by a car driven by Remo's son Jonah.
The girl, who was admitted to Goa Medical College and Hospital, filed a police complaint that Remo had verbally abused her after visiting the ward where she was being treated.
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