Thiruvananthapuram: A sessions court in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday refused to grant interim protection from arrest to expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in the second rape case filed against him, even as he remains absconding since the first case was registered.

The court declined interim relief while considering Mamkootathil’s anticipatory bail plea, with his lawyer, advocate Ajithkumar (Sasthamangalam), stating that “there was no provision for it under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS)”.

The court has sought a police report and posted the matter for hearing on Monday.

What happened earlier in the day?

On Saturday morning, the Kerala High Court granted Mamkootathil interim protection from arrest in the first case involving allegations of rape and forced abortio

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