Pathanamthitta, Jan 28 (IANS) Expelled Congress legislator Rahul Mamkootathil was on Wednesday granted bail by a court in Pathanamthitta in connection with a rape case registered against him, offering temporary relief to the first-time MLA who has been in custody since his arrest earlier this month.Mamkootathil was arrested at midnight on January 11 from a hotel in Palakkad, where he was staying at the time.Following his arrest, he was remanded to judicial custody and lodged at the Mavelikkara s…
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Thiruvalla, Jan 17 (IANS) The Thiruvalla Magistrate Court on Saturday refused bail to expelled Congress legislator Rahul Mamkootathil, dealing a significant setback to the former MLA who has been in custody since his arrest earlier this week in connection with a rape case.As the bail was denied, Mamkootathil will continue to remain lodged at the Mavelikkara sub-jail, even as his legal team prepares to move the Pathanamthitta district court seeking relief.The prosecution strongly opposed the bail…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 14 (IANS) Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly A.N. Shamseer on Wednesday ruled out any immediate move to disqualify the expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, stating that no formal complaint had been received from any legislator seeking action against him, even as the Special Investigation Team (SIT) continued evidence collection in a third rape case involving the MLA.Shamseer said private complaints had reached him, but clarified that disqualification proceedi…
Thiruvalla, Jan 13 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday sentenced expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil to three days of police custody in connection with a rape case, marking a major escalation in a politically sensitive investigation that has triggered sharp reactions across Kerala’s political spectrum.The Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Thiruvalla, allowing the prosecution’s plea, directed the police to produce Mamkootathil again on Thursday, while posting the hearing on his bail application …