Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 29 -- Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, accused of raping multiple women, was granted bail in the third rape case filed against him on Wednesday and is set to walk out of jail after 18 days.

N Harikumar, sessions judge at the Pathanamthitta Sessions Court granted the expelled Congress legislator bail. A detailed order is awaited.

The court had last week reserved its order on the application filed by the MLA following a detailed hearing.

In this case, the MLA is accused by a woman of sexually assaulting her in a hotel room in Thiruvalla in April 2024 at a time when he headed the state Youth Congress unit.

The woman has alleged that Mamkootathil befriended her on social media in 2024, cultivated a friendship and ...