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The Kerala authorities approached the Kerala High Court connected Thursday challenging the anticipatory bail granted by the Thiruvananthapuram Sessions Court connected Wednesday to Rahul Mamkootathil, MLA, successful a 2nd rape case.
The survivor, a pupil studying extracurricular Kerala, alleged that Mr. Mamkootathil had contacted her done Telegram, gave her mendacious assurance of matrimony and took her to an isolated homestay-like gathering wherever she was raped by the MLA, causing her grievous injuries. Although the probe serviceman successful the lawsuit submitted a study opposing the anticipatory bail plea, the proceedings tribunal granted him bail, citing lack of prima facie materials linking him to the offence alleged.
The authorities contended that the proceedings tribunal had failed to admit the gravity of the allegations and the materials collected during the probe which established his relation successful the offence which was non-bailable and heinous. The alleged offence was committed successful September 2023, portion the unfortunate sent a ailment to the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president connected December 2, 2025 pursuing which an FIR was registered connected December 3. Mr. Mamkootathil had contended earlier the proceedings tribunal that determination was nary worldly grounds to substantiate the allegations against him, and that the lawsuit was intended to tarnish his nationalist standing.
