In a ruling issued on Thursday, a Thiruvananthapuram sessions court denied pre-arrest bail to Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, who is accused of multiple offences including rape and coercing a woman into having an abortion.

The case, registered at Nemom police sation, alleges that Rahul befriended the complainant through social media and got into a consensual relationship with her. However, after she became pregnant he allegedly coerced her into an abortion.

#WATCH | Thrissur, Kerala | On MLA Rahul Mamkootathil being expelled from the Congress party, Senior Congress leader K Muraleedharan says, "The court dismissed the petition of Rahul Mamkootathil... At the same time, he was expelled from the party, too. I welcome both decisions.… pic.twitter.com/mXEyjGil18 — ANI (@ANI) December 4,

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