Kerala Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail Plea of MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in Rape Case (Source: AskKerala)
A Kerala court on Thursday denied anticipatory bail to Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in a rape case registered against him. The order was issued by Thiruvananthapuram Sessions Court Judge Nazeera S, who dismissed Mamkootathil’s request for protection from arrest.
The hearing took place behind closed doors after both the MLA and the complainant asked for in-camera proceedings, meaning the public and media were not allowed inside the courtroom.
In a parallel development, the Congress expelled suspended Kerala MLA Rahul Mamkootathil after additional allegations of sexual assault were raised against him.
Mamkootathil approached the court only after the police officially registered a rape case based on a written complaint submitted by the survivor and her family to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on November 27.
The complaint accused the MLA of rape, assault that led to pregnancy, and forcing an abortion.
The survivor also alleged that Mamkootathil threatened her by recording their intimate moments on video.
Police booked the MLA under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including:
Section 64 – rape
Section 89 – forced miscarriage
Section 316 – criminal breach of trust
Section 351 – criminal intimidation
Section 329 – trespass
Section 116 – causing grievous hurt
In his plea for anticipatory bail, Mamkootathil argued that the accusations are false, politically motivated, and aimed at damaging his reputation.
