Kerala Court Denies Expelled MLA's Interim Arrest Protection in Second Rape Case

A Kerala sessions court denied interim protection from arrest for expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in a second rape case. The court requested a police report and scheduled his anticipatory bail plea for Monday. Meanwhile, the Kerala High Court granted him interim protection regarding a separate case of rape and forced abortion.

A sessions court in Kerala declined to grant interim arrest protection to Rahul Mamkootathil, an expelled Congress MLA, who is implicated in a second rape case. The court has sought a police report and scheduled his anticipatory bail plea for a hearing next Monday.

Mamkootathil had earlier received interim protection from the Kerala High Court in a separate case involving rape and forced abortion. This came shortly before he approached the sessions court for anticipatory bail regarding the second allegation of sexual assault.

The allegations have led to his expulsion from the Congress party. As legal proceedings continue, he remains untraceable following the registration of the initial rape case against him last week.

(With inputs from agencies.)