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Congress Leader Claims Early Warning in Veeramani Case; 3 Cops Summoned Over Probe
- •Tamil Nadu Congress leader MP Ranjan Kumar claims he alerted Chennai Police about R Veeramani's alleged sexual abuse of minors in November 2024, sharing video evidence months before the case was formally registered.
- •Kumar states he submitted a written complaint on November 21, 2024, after seeing a video involving Veeramani and a minor girl, and shared it with then Additional Commissioner N Kannan and Anti-Vice Squad Inspector Mahesh.
- •His claims contradict police statements that the case came to their attention only in October 2025, raising questions about the action taken after his alleged complaint.
- •The Chennai Central Crime Branch has summoned Assistant Commissioner Yasmin and Anti-Vice Squad Inspectors Mahesh Kumar and Rajalakshmi to explain the earlier closure of the case.
- •The original investigation faced difficulties in identifying the minor and establishing circumstances, leading to a closure report that was rejected by the Special POCSO Court, prompting further investigation and the recovery of additional digital evidence.
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Tamil Nadu Congress leader MP Ranjan Kumar claimed that he alerted Chennai Police about the alleged sexual abuse of minor girls by businessman R Veeramani and shared video evidence with investigators in November 2024, months before the case was formally registered.
The Chennai Central Crime Branch summoned three police officers—Assistant Commissioner Yasmin and Anti-Vice Squad Inspectors Mahesh Kumar and Rajalakshmi—to explain the circumstances surrounding the earlier closure of the case.
R Veeramani, the founder of GEM Granites, was arrested on August 29, 2026, alongside Shanthi and Mahendra Simhan. The case was reopened after a Special POCSO Court rejected a police closure report and directed a further investigation following the emergence of video evidence.
