Chennai: In the POCSO case against Gem Veeramani, police have seized documents from his female assistant’s school in a series of raids.
Special Investigation Team police have intensified efforts to arrest the son of the industrialist leader, who is hiding abroad.
Gem Granites company owner Veeramani was arrested in a case of sexually assaulting minor girls.
Seven people, including his assistant Shanthi, who aided his crimes, and her husband Mahendran Simman, were arrested.
Since 8 cases had already been registered against Veeramani, in connection with the newly registered cases, on the 28th Veeramani was arrested in 3 cases, and Shanti, Mahendra Simman, and Lazar were each arrested in one case, and all were lodged in prison.
In connection with this case, the special investigation
team police conducted searches at Ganesan’s house in Kolathur and at the dance school run by Shanti in Neelankarai and seized important evidence. Look-out notices have also been issued to prevent those involved in the case from fleeing abroad.
Meanwhile, allegations were also made against businessman Prakash, the son of a prominent senior railway union leader, that he helped Veeramani, while he was trying to hide his crimes, sell properties worth several crores of rupees belonging to him and use the money obtained from that to cover up the sexual assault case.
In this situation, he fled abroad. Special Investigation Team police have intensified efforts to freeze his passport and bring him back to India. So far, investigations have been conducted into complaints from 12 girls.
