Youth Congress leader Rahul Mamkootathil reaches police station for ‘questioning’ in the voter identity card counterfeiting case

Newly elected Youth Congress State president, Rahul Mamkootathil, turned up for “questioning” in connection with a high-profile criminal case relating to the alleged use of digitally counterfeited Election Commission of India voter identity cards

Newly elected Youth Congress State president, Rahul Mamkootathil, turned up at the Museum police station in Thiruvananthapuram on November 25 for “questioning” in connection with a high-profile criminal case relating to the alleged use of digitally counterfeited Election Commission of India (ECI) voter identity cards, ostensibly as proof to validate the identity of “phoney electors”, in the recently concluded online Youth Congress organisational elections.

Mr. Mamkoothathil told television journalists outside the station house that the police had summoned him as a witness under Section 161 of the Criminal Procedure Code and not as a suspect.

He said the police had called him at short notice. “I did not seek more time though I had other programmes because I have nothing to hide.”, Mr. Mamkootathil said.

Mr. Mamkootathil said the police showed undue haste in acting on the complaints filed by Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) State President V. K. Sanoj and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State President K. Surendran.

“The political nexus and intent are clear. The police could arrest and jail me. But, I will seek legal recourse in courts with a clear conscience”, Mr. Rahul said.

The police had earlier arrested four Youth Congress workers hailing from Pathanamthitta, alleged to be proximate to Mr. Mamkootathil.

The YC leader has not denied the charge. But he added that the organisation would disavow wrongdoers.