Overview
- An FIR was registered on Friday naming Rahul Mamkootathil on charges including rape, obtaining consent by deceit, coerced termination of pregnancy, criminal intimidation and IT Act offences.
- Investigators named an associate, identified as Joby Thomas/Joseph, as the second accused for allegedly procuring and delivering abortion pills in violation of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and the MTP Act.
- The case, filed at Valiyamala and transferred to Nemom, will be led by a special team under Thiruvananthapuram City Police Commissioner Thomson Jose with the complainant’s statement to be recorded in camera.
- Police issued a look-out circular after the MLA became unreachable; he has moved the Thiruvananthapuram Sessions Court for anticipatory bail with a hearing reported for Monday.
- Audio clips and WhatsApp chats cited in reports will undergo forensic authentication, with plans to seize devices and obtain Section 65B certificates as part of the evidence chain.