Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Fresh POCSO Case Widens Probe Into Tamil Nadu Businessman
Police have opened a new case involving businessman R Veeramani.
The case concerns allegations that another minor girl was abused.
The girl’s mother brought the complaint to a special police investigation team.
The team is looking into the new allegation.
Veeramani was already in Puzhal prison after being arrested on August 29.
Police formally arrested him again in connection with the second case.
The investigation is being led by a four-member team.
The case adds to an investigation that has already involved Veeramani and three other arrests.
A fresh POCSO case was registered against granite businessman R Veeramani.
The case followed a minor girl’s mother approaching the Special Investigation Team.
The four-member SIT is investigating the allegations under Tamil Nadu police oversight.
Veeramani was formally arrested in the second case through prison authorities.
He has been held in Puzhal prison since his arrest on August 29.
- Who
- Granite businessman R Veeramani, the minor girl’s mother, and a four-member Special Investigation Team are involved.
- What
- Police registered a fresh POCSO case against Veeramani over allegations involving another minor girl.
- When
- The new case was reported after Veeramani’s August 29 arrest; no separate date was provided.
- Where
- The investigation is being conducted in Tamil Nadu, while Veeramani is lodged in Puzhal prison.
- Why
- The case was registered after the girl’s mother submitted a complaint to the Special Investigation Team.
- Accused
- R Veeramani, a granite businessman
- New development
- A fresh POCSO case was registered
- Complainant
- The mother of a minor girl
- Investigating body
- A four-member Special Investigation Team
- Police authority
- Tamil Nadu Director-General of Police Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal
- Prison
- Puzhal prison
- Initial arrest
- August 29