Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 6 (PTI) Barely an hour after the Kerala High Court granted him interim protection from arrest in a case of rape and forced abortion, expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil on Saturday sought anticipatory bail in a sessions court here in the second case of sexual assault registered against him.

The MLA’s lawyer, advocate Ajithkumar (Sasthamangalam), said that an anticipatory bail was moved in the sessions court here during the day along with an application seeking that police should not proceed with his arrest in view of the High Court order.

“We are trying to have the matter taken up by the sessions court immediately today," he said.

The High Court in the morning issued an interim direction protecting the MLA from arrest, during the pendency of his anticipatory

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