Chennai, In a fresh development in the ongoing probe against granite baron R Veeramani, who is facing charges of sexually harassing minors, another girl has come forward with a complaint of harassment, police said on Sunday.
The police have now registered a total of eight cases concerning the sexual harassment of minors. Veeramani has been arrested in all eight cases. The other accused include Shanthi, arrested in three cases, Lazar in five cases, Mahendrasimhan in two cases, and Ganesan in two cases. Srinivasan, Sakthivel, Babu, and Parthiban have been arrested in one case each. During the ongoing investigation, accused driver Lazar was taken into one-day police custody for interrogation. Based on this inquiry, authorities identified a white car used in the crime and initiated subsequent action.
a Special POCSO court judge rejected the move in February 2026 and ordered further investigation Although the police initially attempted to file a closure report citing an inability to identify the victim. Following the court’s intervention, police recovered the original video during searches and subsequently arrested Veeramani, Shanthi, and Mahendra Simhan in August 2026. Meanwhile, a POCSO court judge directed the Tamil Nadu government to grant a relief fund of ₹ 2 lakh to one of the victims.
A Special Investigation Team was later constituted to probe the allegations.
