Overview
- The complainant petitioned the Kerala Chief Minister and the State Police Chief, alleging the MLA ruined his family life and seeking a case under BNS Section 84.
- A special investigation team has recorded the husband’s statement in connection with the ongoing probe.
- Kerala Police have registered two FIRs against Rahul Mamkootathil, with the first listing rape, causing miscarriage without consent, criminal intimidation, and offences tied to unauthorised recording and sharing of private images.
- The Kerala High Court granted him interim protection from arrest on December 6, with a final hearing on his anticipatory bail expected next week.
- The husband says he has faced cyberattacks and the circulation of his photograph on social media, which he says severely harmed his privacy.