The Congress in Kerala on Saturday suspended rape accused MLA Eldhose Kunnappilly from the KPCC and DCC memberships for six months, the party said.
The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), in a statement, said the explanation provided by the MLA was not satisfactory and the party suspended him from the KPCC and District Congress Committee memberships for a period of six months. "The explanation provided by him were not satisfactory. As a representative of the people, he failed to exercise due diligence," the KPCC said. A woman had recently filed a rape and attempt to murder case against the Perumbavoor MLA.
Meanwhile, Kunnappilly, who was absconding after the case was filed against him, on Saturday appeared before the Crime Branch as part of the interrogation. Crime Branch sources said he will be further questioned in the coming days. Kerala police had on Friday registered a new case against the Congress MLA for allegedly revealing the name of the victim in a rape and attempt to murder case against him.