The Kerala Police Crime Branch registered a rape case against MLA Rahul Mamkootathil on Thursday, following an email petition submitted to the KPCC President on December 2.
According to the FIR, the survivor was sexually assaulted by Rahul on March 4 this year at her flat in Thrikkannapuram, Thiruvananthapuram. The complaint states that Rahul assaulted her and forced her into sexual intercourse.
An RSS worker died by suicide after reportedly being denied a BJP ticket for the upcoming local body elections in Kerala. The deceased has been identified as Anand K Thampi, a resident of the Thrikkannapuram ward under the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation.