Sexual Harassment Probe Against Kerala MLA Rahul Mamkootathil Shifted From Valiyamala To Nemom

The complainant, accompanied by a family member, met the chief minister at his office in the Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram. The CM is learnt to have handed over the complaint to the state police chief Ravada Chandrasekhar. Crime Branch ADGP H Venkatesh also met the CM on Thursday at the latter’s office, indicating that it would file an FIR and record the complainant’s statement before a magistrate soon.

This is the first time a woman has formally submitted a complaint against the Palakkad MLA who was stripped of his primary membership within the Congress party in August over allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards women, sending obscene messages and sexual misconduct. Though the Crime Branch then had filed a zero FIR and initiated a probe, it came to a halt due to the complainants not coming forward against the MLA.

The formal complaint comes days after audio clips surfaced on local media in which a male voice, purportedly of Rahul, is heard telling the woman to ‘stop being dramatic’ about her pregnancy and to visit the hospital.