Overview
- The Thiruvananthapuram sessions court reserved its order on Rahul Mamkootathil’s anticipatory bail in the second case and set the verdict for December 10.
- The court orally directed that no coercive action, including arrest, be taken against the expelled MLA until the order is delivered.
- Police said the survivor provided a detailed statement, and investigators submitted digital material such as WhatsApp chats and voice messages to the court.
- The complaint alleges the legislator pursued a relationship on a promise of marriage and then assaulted the woman at a homestay.
- Police efforts to locate the absconding MLA continue with a newly formed special team after an earlier unit returned from searches in Karnataka, as the prosecution contests pre-arrest bail and the defense alleges political motive.