Palakkad (Kerala) [India], December 11 (ANI): Expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, who is accused in a rape case and had been absconding for the past 15 days, cast his vote in Palakkad during the second phase of the Kerala local body elections .

He showed up around 4:50 PM on Thursday, after the crowd had thinned.

Police have registered a case against MLA Rahul Mamkootathil based on a woman's complaint alleging sexual assault, rape on the pretext of marriage and forced abortion. The FIR, initially lodged at the Nedumangad Valiyamala Police Station, was later transferred to the Nemom Police Station as the alleged incidents occurred within its jurisdiction.

While he is absconding, the Kerala High Court on December 6 stayed his arrest. The bench of Justice K Babu considered the M

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