Granite Baron R. Veeramani Detained Under Goondas Act
The detention follows a court-ordered reopening of the probe as an SIT pursues digital evidence and suspicious financial transactions.
Overview
- Chennai police on Thursday, October 1, 2026, invoked the Goondas Act to detain R. Veeramani and associates M. Shanthi and Mahendra Simhan as part of a wider crackdown that placed 14 people in preventive custody.
- Veeramani was earlier arrested by the Central Crime Branch in August and now faces four registered cases, including three under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and one for abetment to suicide.
- Investigators expanded the inquiry after a Special POCSO Court rejected a closure report and formed a Special Investigation Team that is examining a pen drive, WhatsApp tips and other digital leads.
- Police say they are tracing suspicious financial transactions linked to Veeramani and allege Shanthi and Simhan helped facilitate offences at a house rented by him; the accused can legally challenge the Goondas orders in court.
- The case has prompted administrative scrutiny of earlier police handling, a Madras High Court refusal to transfer the probe to the CBI, and political accusations that have intensified public attention while alleged survivors continue to file complaints.