Political observers say the fallout of the Rahul Mamkootathil issue is likely to be felt most sharply in his hometown, Adoor, after Palakkad where he is the incumbent MLA.
Mamkootathil is being interrogated by the SIT in the first sexual assault case in which he allegedly raped a woman and later forced her to terminate the pregnancy, officials said.
The court granted anticipatory bail to Rahul Mamkootathil on strict conditions, directing him to execute a Rs 1 lakh bond, surrender his passport and mobile phone, remain in Kerala.
The police faced difficulty escorting Mamkootathil from the court to the police vehicle as hundreds of protestors, including DYFI and Yuva Morcha, gathered outside.
