Charge sheets to be filed in two out of eight cases against granite baron R. Veeramani

According to a Hindustan Times report, charge sheets will be filed this week in two out of the eight child sexual abuse cases registered against 84-year-old granite baron R. Veeramani. A Tamil Nadu Police official provided this information.

The alleged abuse came to light in October 2025 after a pendrive was handed over to the Central Crime Branch in Chennai, which allegedly showed a video of Veeramani sexually abusing a girl. Veeramani was arrested in August along with his alleged associates Shanthi and Mohandro Simhan. Since then, six other individuals have also been arrested and are being held in the Central Prison near Chennai.

12 statements of the girls who were victims of sexual abuse have been recorded by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating these cases. According to an investigating officer, a car used for trafficking the girls has been identified and secured. The police have also issued a mobile number, 9345319676, to share information regarding this case.

A test identification parade was conducted inside the jail, where one of the victims of the sexual offense identified Veeramani. Veeramani was arrested in February after a local court rejected the police's closure report. This report was filed four months after the alleged obscene video involving a minor was handed over to the police. The police had earlier told the court that the case could be reopened if new evidence emerged, but the court instructed the police to continue the investigation and attempts were also made to suppress this case.