On Tuesday, the Central Crime Branch arrested a former employee of granite baron R Veeramani for withholding key evidence from the law in his Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) case. This comes after the 84-year-old industrialist was arrested with two of his associates on August 29. Actor-politician Kamal Haasan reacted to the news of the new arrest and allegations that prominent personalities were involved in a cover-up.
If wealth, 70 crores in this case, influence or political and personal connections are used to bury the truth to silence a victim or obstruct justice, it angers me more and that is equally unacceptable. A former employee of Veeramani was arrested on September 22 after video evidence was found on his phone. This comes after actor-politician Khushbu Sundar had also called for justice in the case. A portion of her note read, “My anger is absolute, unequivocal and uncompromising. It must be exposed and investigated. #RVeeramani case raises deeply disturbing questions. How did he go scott free for all these years? What a shame. Singer Chinmayi Sripaada had also called out those involved in the case, stating that her DMs were filled with child abuse survivors recalling their pain. He has been arrested for possessing evidence and failing to report the matter to law enforcement.
Police sources said alleged financial transactions involving certain police officials, political personalities and representatives of media houses connected to the granite baron were under scrutiny, according to PTI.
