Congress MLA Eldhos Kunnapilli appeared before Thiruvananthapuram city police commissioner.
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The Congress in Kerala on Saturday suspended rape-accused MLA Eldhos Kunnapilly from the membership of KPCC and DCC for six months.
The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) in a statement said that the explanation given by the MLA was not satisfactory and the party suspended him from the membership of KPCC and District Congress Committee (DCC) for a period of six months.
“The explanation given by him on the allegations was not satisfactory. As a representative of the people, he failed to do due diligence,” the KPCC said.
A woman had recently filed a case of rape and attempt to murder against the Perumbavoor MLA.
Meanwhile, Kunnapalli, who is absconding since a case was registered against him, appeared before the Crime Branch on Saturday under questioning.
Crime Branch sources said that he would be questioned more in the coming days.
The Kerala Police on Friday registered a fresh case against the Congress MLA for allegedly revealing the name of the victim in a rape and attempt to murder case.
Police said the case was registered on the basis of a complaint filed by the victim that the Congress MLA defamed her through online channels.
A day after he was granted anticipatory bail by a court in a rape and attempt to murder case, the Congress leader on Friday appeared before the media and claimed that he was innocent and did nothing wrong as alleged by the complainant woman. Is.
The two-time MLA exuded confidence that he could prove the charges against him in the court to be false and be proved innocent.
The police and the party leadership had made it clear that there was no trace of him since the case was registered against him.
When asked about the allegations against the victim, the MLA dismissed it and said that all these allegations are mere.
A sessions court in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to a Congress MLA in a rape and attempt to murder case.
Apart from rape and attempt to murder, the Congress MLA has also been charged with assault after the alleged victim’s complaint said that he abducted and assaulted her.
A case has been registered against three accused, including the MLA’s personal assistant and a friend.
The victim claimed that Kunnapilly offered her Rs 30 lakh to settle the case registered against her.
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