Kerala: The court has stayed police action against Rahul Mamkootathil until a decision is reached

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The decision on Rahul Mamkootathil’s anticipatory bail plea in the second case will be delivered on Wednesday. The court has directed that no police action should be taken against Rahul until the final decision on the anticipatory bail plea is made on December 10. This order was issued by the Thiruvananthapuram Vanchiyoor Sessions Court, where Rahul had filed a petition against a complaint of assault by a 23-year-old woman. The first phase of the local body elections has begun; voting is taking place today from Thiruvananthapuram to Ernakulam.

The court’s order came after hearing detailed arguments on the petition. Rahul’s lawyers requested that an interim stay on the arrest be granted until the order was issued. The court did not accept this request. However, the court ordered that no coercive action should be taken. Rahul Mamkootathil filed an anticipatory bail plea in the Thiruvananthapuram District Sessions Court in the second case, at the same time the High Court had stayed his arrest in another sexual assault case. Immediately after the High Court’s order, advocate Sasthamangalam Ajithkumar filed the anticipatory bail plea in the Thiruvananthapuram District Sessions Court in the second case. Meanwhile, the complainant in the second sexual assault case against MLA Rahul Mamkootathil gave her statement. The statement was recorded by SP G. Poonguzhali. The complainant stated that she was forced into a sexual relationship even after begging him to stop the torture. The complainant said that she was threatened several times and had great difficulty recovering from the mental trauma caused by the incident.