Overview
- Right-wing activist Rahul Easwar was arrested for allegedly identifying and defaming the complainant and was sent to 14-day judicial custody after bail was denied.
- Kerala Police’s Special Investigation Team searched Mamkootathil’s Palakkad residence, seized CCTV footage and documents, and sought medico-legal records while sending devices for cyber-forensic analysis.
- An FIR filed on November 28 accuses the MLA of rape, criminal intimidation and coerced termination of pregnancy, with friend Joby Joseph named as a co-accused.
- Mamkootathil has sought anticipatory bail, with a hearing scheduled for December 3, as police pursue a lookout notice and report difficulty locating him.
- Congress leaders distanced the party from a Veekshanam editorial seen as defending the MLA, underscoring internal rifts as the investigation advances.