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Ex-Gem Granites Employee Arrested in POCSO Case Against Industrialist Veeramani
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News18•22-09-2026, 15:15
Ex-Gem Granites Employee Arrested in POCSO Case Against Industrialist Veeramani
- •Ganesan, a former employee of Gem Granites, was arrested by Central Crime Branch police in connection with a POCSO case against industrialist R Veeramani.
- •The arrest stems from a video found on Ganesan's mobile phone allegedly showing Veeramani in an obscene act with a minor girl, leading to a POCSO case against Veeramani and his associates Shanthi and Mahendra Simhan.
- •Ganesan was arrested for allegedly failing to report the matter to authorities.
- •Shanthi and Mahendra Simhan, identified as Veeramani's associates, have also been arrested in the case.
- •All three accused were produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody amidst a political controversy in Tamil Nadu regarding the case.
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Ganesan was arrested for allegedly failing to report the matter to authorities after a video showing industrialist R. Veeramani engaging in an obscene act with a minor girl was found on his mobile phone.
A man and his wife, identified as Shanthi and Mahendra Simhan who are associates of Veeramani, were also arrested and remanded to judicial custody in connection with the POCSO case.
The political row in Tamil Nadu intensified after ministers accused the previous DMK government of attempting a cover-up and interfering with the police department's handling of the POCSO case against the granite baron.