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More Survivors Testify as Sexual Abuse Probe Expands
Police are investigating allegations of sexual abuse involving granite businessman R Veeramani.
They say more people who were minors at the time have come forward.
Their statements were recorded by a special court.
Investigators believe the alleged abuse may have happened for more than 20 years.
A text message reportedly referred to a 2003 incident involving a minor girl.
The case began after police received a video from a guest house in Chennai.
A court rejected an earlier attempt to close the investigation and ordered more inquiry.
Three accused people face charges under laws protecting children and regulating digital evidence.
Because Veeramani is 85 and has medical problems, questioning is taking place inside Puzhal Prison.
Police say additional survivors have given statements before a Special Court for POCSO Cases.
Investigators suspect the alleged exploitation of minor girls may have continued for more than two decades.
A retrieved message allegedly linked R Veeramani to a 2003 incident involving a minor girl’s alleged suicide.
The Central Crime Branch registered the original FIR in 2025 after receiving footage from a Teynampet guest house.
Veeramani and two alleged accomplices face charges under the POCSO and Information Technology Acts.
- Who
- R Veeramani, two alleged accomplices, multiple survivors, the Central Crime Branch, and the Special Court for POCSO Cases.
- What
- An investigation into alleged sexual abuse of minor girls has expanded after additional survivors gave statements.
- Where
- The investigation is taking place in Chennai, with alleged footage linked to a guest house in Teynampet and questioning conducted at Puzhal Prison.
- When
- The original FIR was registered in 2025; investigators also referred to an alleged 2003 incident and earlier possible offenses.
- Why
- Police say new evidence and identified survivors led them to suspect that the alleged abuse continued for more than two decades.
Key facts
- Primary accused
- R Veeramani, aged 85
- Investigating agency
- Central Crime Branch
- Original FIR
- Registered in 2025
- Evidence cited
- A USB drive containing footage from a Teynampet guest house and a retrieved text message
- Charges
- POCSO Act and Information Technology Act provisions
- Additional law
- SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act provisions were added after one survivor was identified as belonging to an SC community
- Questioning location
- Puzhal Prison complex, because of Veeramani’s age and medical condition
Quotes
A senior police official
Senior police official providing information about the ongoing investigation
“This evidence led the probe team to suspect that the abuse spans over two decades or more”
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