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Gem Veeramani Case: Special Investigation Team Interrogates IPS Arun
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News18•12-10-2026, 21:52
Gem Veeramani Case: Special Investigation Team Interrogates IPS Arun
  • •Gem Veeramani and five others remain in judicial custody following their arrest under the POCSO Act in a minor sexual assault case.
  • •A Special Investigation Team is probing allegations that police failed to conduct a proper investigation when the complaint was first lodged.
  • •Earlier, Chennai Police Commissioner Arun IPS and other officials were placed on the waitlist following the initial complaint.
  • •Recent reports indicate that the SIT has now interrogated former Chennai Commissioner Arun IPS regarding the case.
  • •A fresh POCSO case has been registered against Gem Veeramani, bringing the total number of cases against him to seven.

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Reports indicate that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has interrogated former Chennai Police Commissioner Arun IPS regarding the case. Prior to this, the Tamil Nadu government had placed him on the waitlist along with other officers following initial allegations of police inaction when the complaint was first raised.

A total of seven POCSO cases have now been registered against Gem Veeramani. While six cases had already been filed against him, a new POCSO case was recently added to the total count.

Chennai Police Commissioner Arun IPS, Additional Commissioner Kannan, and former Assistant Commissioner Yasmin were transferred to the waitlist after allegations emerged that the police failed to conduct a proper investigation when the initial complaint involving Gem Veeramani was lodged.