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R. Veeramani POCSO Case: Pen Drive Footage, Alleged Assault, and FIR Details Revealed
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News18•25-09-2026, 18:07
R. Veeramani POCSO Case: Pen Drive Footage, Alleged Assault, and FIR Details Revealed
- •CNN-News18 has accessed the FIR registered against R. Veeramani in a POCSO case, detailing the investigation's origin and its re-emergence.
- •The case was filed on October 7, 2025, after police received a pen drive containing footage allegedly depicting the sexual assault of a minor girl.
- •The FIR and police investigation indicate the material was submitted following an allegation involving Veeramani and a woman named Shanthi.
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The FIR against R. Veeramani was registered on October 7, 2025, after the police received a pen drive containing footage purportedly showing the sexual assault of a minor girl.
A closure report was initially filed by the police, but the Special POCSO Court rejected it and ordered further investigation, leading to the arrests of Veeramani, Shanthi, and Mahendra Simhan.
AJ Hariharan, the founder-secretary of the NGO Indian Community Welfare Organisation, submitted a complaint and a video to the police last year, which led to the arrest of granite baron R. Veeramani.
