M. Vincent

M. Vincent was an Indian politician and two times Member of Legislative Assembly. He was elected to Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Nagercoil constituency in 1977 and 1980 elections as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate. He also served in the Rajya Sabha between 1986 and 1992 as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate.Congress MLA M Vincent has been arrested on the charge of rape based on a statement given by a 51-year-old woman, who attempted suicide in Thiruvananthapuram's Balaramapuram are after she was allegedly harassed by him, the Kerala Police said on Saturday. Before being arrested, Vincent, a first-time legislator, was grilled for over two hours by a team of police. He was later taken for further interrogation. The police team arrived at the legislator's hostel here around 12.40 p.m. and left after more than two hours of questioning. He later was moved to an undisclosed location for further interrogation and then arrested. Vincent has moved for anticipatory bail from a court here. The police team will now meet up with Kollam Superintendent of Police S. Ajeetha Begum, who heads the probe team.Senior women leaders in the Congress party M. Bindu Krishna and Shanimol Usman have asked Vincent to step down as legislator and face the probe. Meanwhile, angry youth activists of the CPI-M took to the streets in the state capital and burnt an effigy of the legislator. Thiruvananthapuram district CPI-M secretary Anavoor Nagappan told the media that Vincent should quit in the wake of the serious charges against him.