Plaint against ex-MP for 'misbehaving' with intern dentists

A complaint has been lodged

against a former Congress MP for allegedly misbehaving with two female intern dentists at a government-run dental hospital near Panaji after they sought his detailed history as per the COVID-19 guidelines when he went there for treatment, a police official said on Thursday.

The complaint was lodged against former Rajya Sabha MP John Fernandes, who was also the Goa unit chief of the Congress in the past.

It was filed by Dr Ida de Ataide, dean of the state- run Goa Dental College and Hospital (GDCH), at Agassaim Police Station on Tuesday.

As per the complaint, the incident took place on April 30 when Fernandes arrived at the GDCH, located near Panaji, for his dental treatment.

In the complaint, the dean said that due to the COVID-19 guidelines, the hospital has started screening the patients who come for treatment at their facility.

"Around 10 am, John Fernandes walked into the college with some dental complaints. As per the regulation, a ...