Tamil NaduSunday, 4 October 2026·The Hindu - Tamil Nadu
SIT to file charge sheet in Gem Granites Veeramani POCSO case after September 24, 2026 probe order
The SIT probing the Gem Granites Veeramani POCSO case is set to file its charge sheet before the Special Court next week.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In September 2026, the Special Investigation Team constituted under Additional Commissioner P.C. Thenmozhi on September 24, 2026, was preparing to file a charge sheet in the Gem Granites Veeramani POCSO case before the Special Court for POCSO cases.
Key specifics
- The SIT was constituted on September 24, 2026 under Additional Commissioner P.C. Thenmozhi.
- The original case was registered in October 2025 after a child rights activist received a pen drive with a video allegedly showing Veeramani assaulting a minor girl.
- The Special POCSO Court rejected the closure report and ordered further investigation.
- Veeramani, aged 84, and his alleged abettors Shanthi, 60, and Mahendra Simhan, 63, were arrested.
- The SIT recorded survivors’ statements before a judicial magistrate and collected statements from the victim’s parents.
Exam lens
Criminal justice and child protection question type: POCSO procedure, SIT investigation, court-directed further probe. TNPSC may ask about the September 24, 2026 SIT constitution, the rejection of the closure report, and the role of the Special POCSO Court.