‘Gem Granites’ Veeramani POCSO case in Tamil Nadu: a compilation

R. Veeramani. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives

Distressing reports of heinous crimes against minor girls have surfaced in Tamil Nadu in September 2026 with a powerful business tycoon – 84-year-old Gem Granites founder R. Veeramani – at the centre of the allegations.

Veeramani, who, along with two others, was arrested late August for the sexual assault of a minor girl – visuals of which were in the possession of the Chennai police as early as October 2025 following a complaint by a child rights activist – is now facing multiple allegations of child sexual abuse, with several survivors (all of whom were aged 12-15 at the time of the incidents) having come forward and recorded their statements.