Rahul Mamkootathil, MLA, who was expelled from the Congress on Thursday following rape allegations, has approached the Kerala High Court, seeking anticipatory bail.
In his petition, he contended that the allegations against him in the first information report do not fall under the definition of rape. He added that he is ready to explain the circumstances of the allegations before the police, if he is given an opportunity, without fear of arrest.
He further said that the complaint was ‘highly belated’ and was directly submitted to the Chief Minister, instead of being filed through the ‘proper channel’. No custodial interrogation was needed and he is prepared to cooperate with the probe, he submitted, in his bail plea.
Mr. Mamkootathil had been charged with sexually exploiting a woman in a case registered against him by Nemom Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram. He approached the HC with the anticipatory bail plea after the Principal Sessions Judge, Thiruvananthapuram, dismissed his bail petition.
Published – December 05, 2025 04:57 pm IST
