Thiruvananthapuram: Both rape cases registered against Palakkad MLA Rahul Mankootathil will now be investigated by a special team led by SP G. Poonguzhali.
Earlier, a special team under the Thiruvananthapuram City Police Commissioner had been probing the first case, which involves allegations that the MLA assaulted a young woman in a Thiruvananthapuram apartment and later forced her to undergo an abortion.
The case filed by a 23-year-old woman alleging rape will be handled by the Pathanamthitta Crime Branch DySP, while Kollam Crime Branch DySP Saniya will investigate the first case. An SP-level officer will supervise both investigations.
