Rahul Mamkootathil remanded in 3-day police custody in sexual assault case
SIT to probe third sexual assault case against expelled Congress MLA after arrest in Palakkad; Kottayam native gave statement from Canada via video conference
A court in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta has granted custody of expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil to the police for three days in a sexual assault case.
A first class judicial magistrate in Thiruvalla granted the MLA’s custody to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the cases of sexual assault against him on Tuesday (January 13).
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Mamkootathil was arrested in Palakkad on Sunday in connection with a third sexual assault case.
Three sexual assault cases
He was protected from arrest by the Kerala High Court in the first two cases of sexual assault against him.
A third sexual assault case was recently registered against the Palakkad MLA following a complaint lodged by a native of Kottayam district on January 8.
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The woman, who is currently in Canada, gave her statement to the police via video conference.
(With agency inputs)