Published Sep 22, 2026 | 3:06 PM ⚊ Updated Sep 22, 2026 | 3:12 PM
Veeramani, along with two associates, Shanthi and her husband Mahendra Simhan, was arrested in August.
Synopsis: The Central Crime Branch of the Tamil Nadu police has arrested another associate of Gems Granites founder R Veeramani in connection with the alleged sexual abuse of minor girls. The associate, Ganesan, allegedly handled financial transactions and transferred money to several individuals as part of efforts to settle or close the case.
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of Tamil Nadu police have arrested another associate of R Veeramani, founder of Gems Granites, in connection with the alleged sexual abuse of minor girls.
The arrested person, Ganesan, allegedly worked for Veeramani and is being investigated for his role in handling financial transactions connected with the case. Veeramani, along with two associates, Shanthi and her husband Mahendra Simhan, was arrested in August.
Police are examining allegations that money was transferred through Ganesan to several individuals as part of efforts to settle or close the case. He has been remanded in judicial custody.
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The case dates back to October 2025, when a child welfare volunteer approached an inspector of the Anti-Vice Squad of the Greater Chennai Police and handed over a pen drive.
The volunteer said an unidentified person had given him the device at his office, claiming it contained a video of R Veeramani allegedly committing a sexual offence against a minor girl in the bedroom of Shanthi’s house.
The police examined the video and found footage showing an adult man allegedly committing a sexual offence against a minor girl. The Anti-Vice Squad of the CCB registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on 7 October 2025.
However, the agency later sought closure of the case, citing “lack of evidence”. In its closure report before the special POCSO court in Chennai, it said the incident shown in the video had occurred in 2019 and that the identity and whereabouts of the minor girl were not known.
The agency also cited eyewitness statements and statements from R Veeramani, Shanthi and her husband, Mahendra Simhan, to state that the man in the video was not Veeramani.
The court rejected the closure report on 19 August and ordered further investigation, giving the agency four weeks to complete it.
(Edited by Dese Gowda)
