Overview
- Police detained Mamkootathil around midnight from a Palakkad hotel, recorded his arrest in Pathanamthitta, and a magistrate sent him to the Mavelikkara sub-jail for 14 days.
- The new FIR follows allegations of rape, coercion to terminate a pregnancy, intimidation, and financial exploitation, with investigators citing a pattern similar to earlier complaints.
- The complainant, a Pathanamthitta native now in Canada, gave her statement via video conference and provided communication, medical, and digital transaction records.
- Crime Branch and SIT officials say they have gathered documentary evidence and plan to examine the MLA’s electronic devices as the probe continues.
- Courts had earlier granted interim protection or anticipatory bail in two previous cases, while Assembly authorities now seek legal opinion on possible disqualification.