The Kerala Police Crime Branch has registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Congress MLA Rahul Mamkoottathil based on complaints of sexual misconduct and stalking on social media.

The FIR has been filed under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 78(2) (stalking), 351 (criminal intimidation) and section 120 (0) of Kerala Police Act, 2011 (causing, through any means of communication, a nuisance to any person by repeated or undesirable call, letter, writing, message, e-mail), sources said on Thursday.

Mamkoottathil has been accused of constantly following women on social media, causing them mental and physical harassment, and issuing threats through messages.