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The Judicial First Class Magistrate Court successful Thiruvalla connected Saturday (January 17, 2026) denied bail to Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil successful transportation with the lawsuit implicit alleged rape of an NRI woman. With this, helium volition proceed successful jailhouse nether remand.
Judge Arundhathi Dileep dismissed the bail exertion pursuing a elaborate proceeding conducted connected the erstwhile day. In his bail plea, the MLA had claimed that his narration with the pistillate was consensual. He besides contended that due procedures were not followed during his arrest.
At the petition of the Assistant Public Prosecutor, the proceedings were held in-camera to guarantee confidentiality. Mr. Mamkootathil, who was arrested from Palakkad connected January 11, is present expected to attack the sessions tribunal for bail. The exertion is scheduled to beryllium filed connected Monday.
According to the complaint, the accused reportedly established interaction with the complainant, a autochthonal of Thiruvalla, done societal media astatine a clip erstwhile she was facing idiosyncratic difficulties successful her marital life. It is alleged that during their archetypal meeting, helium brutally assaulted her successful a edifice room.
The legislator has 2 different rape cases pending against him.
