<p>A case of a minor girl being verbally abused in December 2015 has snowballed into a crisis for popstar Remo, who along with his son, was accused of fraudulently using Indian identity documents despite being foreign nationals.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Three Right to Information (RTI) activists from Goa led by Kashinath Shetye have filed complaints against Remo and his son Jonah of using Indian identity documents despite being a Portuguese and a French national respectively.<br /><br />"We have filed a criminal complaint against Remo and Jonah under Section 17 of Citizenship Act, 1955. Remo had joined a political party and was brand ambassador for the Election Commission of India, despite being a Portuguese national, whereas Jonah was using an Indian driving licence despite being a French citizen," Shetye told IANS.<br /><br />Remo has been booked under the Goa Children's Act for allegedly verbally abusing a minor girl on December 3, after she was hospitalised following a road accident involving the popstar's son.<br /><br />Remo who has filed an anticipatory bail application has already conceded that while he became a Portuguese citizen in 1993, his son is a French citizen. Remo had also joined the Aam Aadmi Party in December 2013, before resigning from the political outfit a few months later.<br /><br />Goa was a former colony of the Portugal for 451 year, right up to 1961, when the Indian army liberated the state.<br /><br />Portuguese law allows Goans whose parents and grandparents were born in Portuguese-held Goa to 'claim' what was once theirs.<br /><br />The popstar's lawyer Rajeev Gomes, in his anticipatory bail application filed before the Goa Children's Court has also said that the complaint filed against him was a result of a failed attempt at extortion.<br /><br />"The minor child who was knocked down by the speeding car driven by his son Jonah is lying or attempting to extort money," Gomes told reporters on Friday.<br /><br />Remo, who was in Europe during the controversy, has now arrived in Goa according to Gomes. His next anticipatory bail hearing has been scheduled for January 5.</p>
<p>A case of a minor girl being verbally abused in December 2015 has snowballed into a crisis for popstar Remo, who along with his son, was accused of fraudulently using Indian identity documents despite being foreign nationals.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Three Right to Information (RTI) activists from Goa led by Kashinath Shetye have filed complaints against Remo and his son Jonah of using Indian identity documents despite being a Portuguese and a French national respectively.<br /><br />"We have filed a criminal complaint against Remo and Jonah under Section 17 of Citizenship Act, 1955. Remo had joined a political party and was brand ambassador for the Election Commission of India, despite being a Portuguese national, whereas Jonah was using an Indian driving licence despite being a French citizen," Shetye told IANS.<br /><br />Remo has been booked under the Goa Children's Act for allegedly verbally abusing a minor girl on December 3, after she was hospitalised following a road accident involving the popstar's son.<br /><br />Remo who has filed an anticipatory bail application has already conceded that while he became a Portuguese citizen in 1993, his son is a French citizen. Remo had also joined the Aam Aadmi Party in December 2013, before resigning from the political outfit a few months later.<br /><br />Goa was a former colony of the Portugal for 451 year, right up to 1961, when the Indian army liberated the state.<br /><br />Portuguese law allows Goans whose parents and grandparents were born in Portuguese-held Goa to 'claim' what was once theirs.<br /><br />The popstar's lawyer Rajeev Gomes, in his anticipatory bail application filed before the Goa Children's Court has also said that the complaint filed against him was a result of a failed attempt at extortion.<br /><br />"The minor child who was knocked down by the speeding car driven by his son Jonah is lying or attempting to extort money," Gomes told reporters on Friday.<br /><br />Remo, who was in Europe during the controversy, has now arrived in Goa according to Gomes. His next anticipatory bail hearing has been scheduled for January 5.</p>