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Kerala Congress' expelled legislator gets reprieve in second rape case
Gulf Today
|December 11, 2025
A Kerala court has granted pre-arrest bail to expelled Congress legislator Rahul Mamkootathil in a second sexual assault case, offering temporary relief as investigations continue.
The district and sessions court in the state capital directed the legislator to appear before a team of officers investigating the charges against him every Monday.
The decision followed a two-day delay on his anticipatory bail plea, with the investigation team advised not to take coercive measures until the formal ruling.
The judge, S Nazeera, directed the 36-year-old bachelor to surrender his passport, not speak about the case in public, and not reveal the identities of the complainants.
This story is from the December 11, 2025 edition of Gulf Today.
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