Pathanamthitta, Jan. 11 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers staged a protest on Sunday as expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil was brought to the Pathanamthitta General Hospital for a medical examination.

Mamkootathil was being examined following his arrest by the Crime Branch of Kerala Police in connection with a rape case, based on a fresh complaint lodged against him.

As this happened, the Kerala Police arrested expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in connection with an alleged rape case.

Police said the Palakkad MLA was taken into custody from a district hotel late on Saturday night and later brought to the AR Camp in Pathanamthitta for questioning.

Meanwhile, the Pathanamthitta Magistrate Court has remanded Mamkootath...