Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala high court has temporarily stayed the arrest of Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in the sexual assault case registered against him. The decision comes after Rahul filed a petition requesting anticipatory bail, following the rejection of his bail plea by the Thiruvananthapuram sessions court earlier this week.

During the hearing, the high court stated that more time was required to examine the case details and directed the police to submit the case diary. Until the next hearing on December 15, the police cannot arrest the MLA.

Rahul’s legal team argued that he is ready to cooperate with the investigation and claimed that the allegations against him are politically motivated. However, investigators have said that the charges are serious and include rape and c

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