Kerala MLA Mamkootathil Remanded; Associates Booked for Revealing Victim Identity

Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, expelled from Congress and accused in multiple sexual assault cases, was remanded to judicial custody after his police custody ended. He denies the allegations, claiming a consensual relationship. The court is set to hear his bail plea. Meanwhile, two associates, Fenin Ninan and Mahila Congress leader Renjitha Pulickan, were booked or arrested for allegedly revealing the identity of a victim in the third rape case, which they deny. The victim has contested selective disclosures made by Ninan.