Daijiworld Media Network - Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 10: A Thiruvananthapuram court on Wednesday granted bail to expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in the second sexual assault case filed against him, offering him interim legal respite even as two more cases continue to be probed.

The order came two days after the court reserved its decision on his anticipatory bail plea, during which it directed investigators not to take any coercive steps until the verdict was delivered.

The relief marks a significant moment in a case that has seen mounting legal scrutiny following a fresh complaint that led to the registration of a second rape case. According to the survivor, she was assaulted despite pleading for mercy and trying to break free, and she said she had stayed sil

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