Thiruvananthapuram: The Principal Sessions Court in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday granted pre-arrest bail to former Congress MLA Rahul Mamkoottathil in a case registered against him based on the complaint of a Bengaluru based woman. According to reports, the court has also directed him to cooperate with the investigation.

The Palakkad MLA has been absconding since November 28 ever since another woman booked a complaint against him in which she accused Mamkoottathil of raping and impregnating her. The probe team has taken his driver into custody who reportedly dropped him off in Bengaluru.

On December 6, the Kerala High Court stayed his arrest. The bench of Justice K Babu considered the MLA's anticipatory bail plea and directed that detailed arguments would be heard. The matter is sche

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