Overview
- Thiruvalla Judicial First Class Magistrate Arundhathi Dileep rejected Mamkootathil’s bail plea on January 17 after reserving the order a day earlier.
- The bail hearing was held in-camera at the prosecution’s request as the court reviewed the Special Investigation Team’s report.
- Mamkootathil was arrested on January 11 in a case registered under IPC Sections 376 and 506(1) following a complaint by a Kottayam native now in Canada who gave a statement via video conference.
- His three-day police custody concluded on January 15, after which he was remanded to judicial custody and lodged at the Mavelikkara sub-jail.
- Police registered a cyber case against associate Feni Ninan over posts sharing alleged chats and the complainant’s details, while two earlier cases against the MLA continue with separate court protections and a High Court hearing listed for January 21 on a related bail matter.