Overview
- Thiruvananthapuram Principal Sessions Court refused Mamkootathil’s anticipatory bail in a case alleging rape and coerced termination of pregnancy registered on November 28.
- Police registered a second FIR on December 3 based on a 23-year-old Bengaluru woman’s email complaint to the KPCC, which was forwarded to investigators.
- Mamkootathil remains absconding as a special team intensifies the search, issuing a lookout circular and alerting all ports through the Bureau of Immigration.
- Investigators have seized digital devices, secured evidentiary certification for electronic material, and named associate Joby Joseph as a co-accused for allegedly helping procure abortion pills.
- KPCC announced his expulsion with AICC approval and said he should resign as MLA, while Mamkootathil denies wrongdoing, calling the cases a political conspiracy and claiming a consensual relationship.