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Veeramani POCSO Case: Complainant Alleges Industrialist Abused "Many Girls"
- •AJ Hariharan, founder-secretary of Indian Community Welfare Organisation, filed the complaint leading to granite baron R Veeramani's arrest in a POCSO case.
- •Hariharan alleges Veeramani may have sexually abused multiple minor girls, stating, "He might have done it to many girls."
- •The NGO submitted a video and written complaint last year, distinct from other videos currently circulating.
- •Hariharan noted the video submitted by his NGO in October last year featured a different, younger girl compared to recent circulating footage.
- •The complainant expressed confidence in the ongoing investigation, emphasizing the need for severe punishment to deter wealthy offenders.
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The case began after AJ Hariharan, founder-secretary of the NGO Indian Community Welfare Organisation, filed a complaint with the police supported by a written note and a pen drive containing video evidence. The initial FIR was registered on October 7, 2025, after an unidentified individual handed over the materials detailing alleged abuse at the Chennai residence of an associate named Shanthi.
Industrialist R Veeramani was arrested last month, and his judicial custody has been extended until October 9, 2026. Meanwhile, his associates Shanthi and Mahendra Simhan moved the POCSO Special Court for bail, prompting the judge to direct the prosecution to file a counter affidavit.
The Central Crime Branch police arrested Ganesan, a former employee of Gem Granites, for allegedly failing to report the matter to authorities after an incriminating video was found on his mobile phone. Associates Shanthi and Mahendra Simhan were also arrested and remanded to judicial custody alongside Veeramani.
