Kerala MLA Rahul Mamkootathil was arrested early Sunday in connection with a third sexual assault complaint. The arrest followed a complaint by a woman from Pathanamthitta, currently in Canada, who alleges rape, coerced abortion, and financial exploitation. Mamkootathil, previously expelled from Congress, had obtained interim protection from arrest in two earlier cases. The Crime Branch investigation, which included a sworn video statement from the complainant, led to his pre-dawn custody from a Palakkad hotel. He is being questioned and will be produced before a magistrate.