Months-long under-the-radar investigation paved the way for Mamkootathil’s arrest

Officials said a third “me-too” disclosure, received by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s office last year and processed secretly by the police over the past few months, helped investigators legally circumvent the interim protection from arrest Mr Mamkootathil had obtained from the High Court in two earlier rape and coerced termination of pregnancy cases.