Trouble has mounted for suspended Congress Kerala MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, as a fresh complaint by a woman survivor has been filed against him.
The complaint has been filed by a 23-year-old woman from Bengaluru, who has written to the KPCC president, Sunny Joseph and senior Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, alleging that the Palakkad MLA assaulted her despite her repeated resistance.
In the complaint, the woman alleged that Mamkootathil promised to marry her and forcefully had physical intimacy with her.
“I resisted, clearly stating that I was not ready and needed time. He ignored my objections, repeatedly asserting that such intimacy was “natural,” the complaint alleged.
She further states that the incident resulted in a panic attack, and she was traumatised.
“I struggled to breathe and had to take my prescribed medication. Before I could recover, he continued the assault, causing unbearable physical and emotional trauma,” she states. The KPCC leadership is learnt to have handed over the complaint to the state police chief.
The fresh complaint has surfaced a day before the principal district and sessions court here is set to consider Mamkootathil’s anticipatory bail plea in another sexual case.
Earlier, on November 27, the police booked Mamkoottathil after the survivor approached Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan with a complaint.
Based on her statement, the Valiyamala police registered an FIR the next day, listing charges that include rape, causing miscarriage without consent, criminal intimidation, and offences related to the unauthorised recording and sharing of private images.
The woman alleged that Mamkoottathil repeatedly assaulted her, including after she became pregnant, and threatened her with a private video to ensure silence.
Malayalam television channels had aired multiple audio clips and chat records in which women claimed coercion and misconduct, leading Rahul to resign as Youth Congress president in August this year.
Rahul has approached the Principal Sessions Court in Thiruvananthapuram seeking anticipatory bail, stating that he is the target of a political conspiracy and that the relationship was consensual.
Meanwhile, Rahul Mangkootathil remains absconding in the sexual assault case registered against him on November 27. The investigation team has intensified the search for the Palakkad MLA.