Congress Expels Palakkad Councillor After Scheduled Tribe Woman’s Assault Complaint as Police Register Case

Overview

• The complainant, a Scheduled Tribe woman, filed complaints Friday with the Kerala chief minister and Palakkad police accusing councillor Prashob C Valsan of repeated sexual assault linked to a promised job.
• Police said they registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act after recording her statement, and that Valsan is absconding with his phone switched off.
• Her complaint describes assaults at her residence, in a car near the district government hospital, and at a hotel, along with pressure to take pills to end a pregnancy.
• She says she submitted recorded visuals as evidence and told reporters she began documenting incidents because she feared harm.
• The Palakkad Congress expelled Valsan from party membership as rivals highlighted his reported ties to expelled MLA Rahul Mamkootathil during the run-up to the April 9 Assembly vote.