Palakkad: Expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil arrived to cast his vote here during the second phase of the Kerala local body elections on Thursday.

Rahul arrived to cast his vote at around 4.50 pm at St. Sebastian’s School in Kunnathurmedu, which comes under the Palakkad Municipality.

Mamkootathil went into hiding soon after the sexual assault complaint surfaced and has remained missing for two weeks. While the Kerala High Court had earlier granted him interim protection from arrest in the first case, the Sessions Court on Wednesday granted him anticipatory bail in the second case. He was expelled from the party on December 4.

The Palakkad MLA turned up to vote after he secured protection from arrest in the two cases of sexual assault against him.

Mamkootathil was absconding for

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