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The District and Sessions Court, Pathanamthitta, connected Saturday reserved its bid connected the bail plea of Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil successful transportation with the alleged rape of an NRI woman.
Sessions Judge N. Harikumar posted the lawsuit for orders connected Wednesday (January 28, 2026). Meanwhile, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has moved an exertion seeking an hold of Mr. Mamkootathil’s remand custody.
During the proceeding connected the bail plea, the prosecution powerfully opposed granting bail, arguing that determination was a likelihood of the accused influencing witnesses. Mr. Mamkootathil was arrested by the constabulary from Palakkad connected January 11.
This is the 3rd rape lawsuit registered against the legislator. In the contiguous case, the NRI pistillate has alleged that Mr. Mamkootathil befriended her done societal media and aboriginal forced her to publication a edifice room, wherever helium allegedly raped her. She has further stated that she became large arsenic a effect of the battle and subsequently suffered a miscarriage.
Mr. Mamkootathil is presently facing 3 rape cases filed by 3 antithetic women. His anticipatory bail plea successful the archetypal lawsuit is pending earlier the Kerala High Court, which had earlier granted him interim extortion from arrest. In the 2nd case, the Sessions Court successful Thiruvananthapuram granted him pre-arrest bail, against which the State has moved the High Court seeking cancellation.
