US EditionKerala MLA Rahul Mamkootathil expelled from Congress over rape allegations
- On Thursday, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president Sunny Joseph expelled Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil minutes after the Thiruvananthapuram District Sessions Court rejected his anticipatory bail.
- Allegations first emerged when Kerala Police registered FIRs accusing Rahul Mamkootathil of sexual assault, rape, recording explicit visuals and forcing termination under eight Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 sections.
- Following evidence submission, the prosecution presented doctors' statements, medico-legal records, and preliminary forensic voice analysis, while Crime Branch investigators reported the MLA had been untraceable for eight consecutive days and detained his driver.
- Senior leaders including Sunny Joseph, KPCC president, and Adoor Prakash, UDF convener, urged Rahul Mamkootathil to resign as legislator, while party insiders said the move aims to protect Congress-led UDF's poll prospects.
- With local body polls on December 9 and 11 and Assembly elections five months away, Kerala Police intensify efforts to trace Rahul Mamkootathil, whose alleged offences carry punishments from ten years to life imprisonment.
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Congress expels Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil as anticipatory bail plea in rape case rejected
36-year-old faces allegations of sexual abuse from multiple women. Party had suspended him in August, & says latest development will have no impact on its prospects in local polls.
Congress always wanted rape accused Rahul Mamkootathil out, still waited for court order for final act
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Indian Express
PressNewsAgencyWho is Rahul Mamkootathil and why did Congress expel him?
Rahul Mamkootathil, considered one of the emerging faces within the Congress, built his political credentials through the youth wings of the party and went on to hold leadership roles, gaining strong visibility in state politics.
Rahul Mamkootathil, Kerala Congress MLA, expelled amid rape allegations, anticipatory bail rejected
Following a survivor's complaint, police registered an FIR against Mamkootathil alleging sexual assault, rape under the guise of marriage, and forced abortion. The case was initially filed at Nedumangad Valiyamala Police Station but later transferred to Nemom Police Station.
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