CPI(M) says actor Mukesh to remain Kerala MLA until court decision in rape case

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) said on Sunday that actor-turned-politician M Mukesh, who has been accused of rape, will continue serving as an MLA in Kerala until a court makes a ruling in the case against him, reported PTI.

The statement came soon after a Special Investigation Team confirmed that it had filed a chargesheet against Mukesh in the rape case. The SIT said it had presented digital evidence against Mukesh before the Ernakulam Judicial Magistrate Court, reported the Hindustan Times.

WhatsApp chats, emails between Mukesh and the complainant, and circumstantial evidence and witness statements were submitted to the court.

Communist Party of India (Marxist) state secretary MV Govindan told PTI that Mukesh would continue to hold office as a legislator and that a decision regarding his future would be made only after the court delivered its verdict in the case.

He said: “A chargesheet has been filed, and we will address the matter when the court takes a stand. There is no need for resignation, as this is the party’s stance.”

Mukesh has been charged – with rape, assault with intent to outrage a woman’s modesty and insulting a woman’s modesty by word, sound, gesture or object – based on a complaint by a female actor, registered by the Maradu police station.

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