THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In addition to the rape case, Eldhose Kunnappilil MLA was also charged with murder attempt and insulting womanhood. The report with new charges has been submitted to the district crime branch court.

The new charges were imposed based on her statement that he tried to kill the complainant in Kovalam. The woman's statement is that he tried to endanger her at Kovalam suicide point on September 14. The woman also testified that he insulted her by tearing her clothes.

Meantime, the collection of evidence in the rape case filed by the woman against the MLA is going on. Evidence will be collected from the MLA's house in Perumbavoor today. The woman had stated that Eldhose had sexually abused her even at home. Evidence was collected from Kovalam Guest House, the place where the woman is staying and a resort in Vizhinjam. The investigation team found evidence including the MLA's T-shirt and a liquor bottle from the complainant's house. The T-shirt worn by the MLA on the day she was sexually abused was taken into custody by the crime branch and will be handed over to the forensic department for scientific examination. A foreign liquor bottle was also found from her room.

The woman lodged two fresh complaints with the commissioner against Eldhose for sending threat messages and against Kovalam SHO for forcing her to withdraw the complaint after accepting money. Both these complaints have been handed over to the district crime branch investigating the rape case. The police are continuing their search to trace the MLA who is on the run.