Overview
- The probe began after a pen drive with a video was handed to police in October 2025 and a special POCSO court rejected a police closure, which led investigators to reopen searches and gather original footage.
- Granite baron R. Veeramani and two associates were arrested and remanded on August 29, and investigators have since traced and recorded statements from seven to nine survivors, with eight statements reported by senior officers.
- On September 22 police arrested former Gem Granites employee Ganesan for possessing an explicit video linked to the case and for failing to report it to authorities; investigators are probing how he obtained the footage.
- Detectives are widening a financial probe into alleged multi‑crore transactions and rapid property sales valued in reporting at roughly Rs 70–90 crore to trace payments that may have been used to influence or suppress the earlier inquiry.
- The case has opened political scrutiny of the earlier investigation, led to orders for official reviews, and prompted the use of POCSO mandatory‑reporting rules and SC/ST atrocity provisions as investigators say further arrests or summonses are possible.