Kerala MLA Rahul Mamkootathil On Police Scanner For 'Stalking, Criminal Intimidation'

A case has been registered against Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil on charges of stalking and criminal intimidation, the Kerala Crime Branch confirmed on Wednesday. The FIR, filed and submitted in court, invokes Sections 78(2) (stalking) and 352 (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Additionally, provisions under Section 120(o) of the Kerala Police Act (KP Act) have also been applied.

Officials said the FIR was lodged following a notice issued by the Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, along with nine separate complaints submitted by politicians and social activists.

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala | An FIR was registered and submitted in court against MLA Rahul Mamkootathil for stalking and criminal intimidation. Crime branch has registered a case under BNS sections 78(2), which deals with stocking, and 352 , which deals with criminal…

— ANI (@ANI) September 4, 2025

 

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On the suspension of Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, Kerala Leader of Opposition and Congress leader VD Satheesan told ANI that the party had taken strong action based on its conviction. He said that after consultations, Congress leaders had unanimously decided to suspend Mamkootathil from the party and remove him from the Youth Congress presidentship. 

"The CPM is not doing such things, nor is the BJP, but Congress has taken such a step," he said. 

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