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‘Gem Granites’ Veeramani POCSO case: Annamalai wants SIT to be formed to ‘uncover entire network’

The team will re-examine alleged police lapses, multiple arrests and financial trails as investigators seek action against everyone linked to the abuse claims.

  • On Thursday, September 24, Tamil Nadu Director General of Police Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal constituted an all-woman Special Investigation Team to effectively probe the POCSO case against granite baron R. Veeramani.
  • Police registered the case in October 2025 after receiving a pen drive containing a video, but previously sought to close the investigation citing insufficient evidence, a report the Special POCSO Court rejected.
  • Investigators arrested Veeramani, 84, and three associates on August 29, identifying seven victims allegedly sexually assaulted at premises linked to the industrialist, with statements recorded before the Special Court.
  • Authorities placed former Chennai Police Commissioner A Arun and then-Additional Commissioner N Kannan on "compulsory wait" following allegations they failed to act on complaints lodged in 2024.
  • Police issued a Look Out Circular for Prakash, an associate, after failing to serve him a summons, while investigators trace financial transactions allegedly involving Veeramani and senior officers.
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The Commune broke the news on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
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