Arrested businessman Veeramani
CHENNAI: An 84-year-old granite businessman and a couple were arrested by the Anti-Vice Squad of the Chennai city police’s Central Crime Branch on charges of sexually abusing a minor girl at a house in Teynampet. The case was registered in October 2025 after a child welfare volunteer handed over a pen drive containing a video that purportedly showed an elderly man sexually abusing a girl. The case was registered by the city police on Oct 7, 2025, based on a complaint filed by a social activist.
A minor girl worked at the house, according to police. Police said the investigation later established the identity of the man seen in the recording. Police identified the arrested businessman as Veeramani of Adyar. He is the proprietor of Gems Granites. Veeramani frequently visited the house and allegedly sexually abused the girl. Police seized the video recording and other material from the residences and offices of the accused. Photographs and other evidence relating to the minor and other women were also recovered. The case was subsequently revived and transferred to the Anti-Vice Squad, which arrested Veeramani, Mahendra Simha and Shanthi. The three were remanded in judicial custody. Chennai city police commissioner A Amalraj instructed his subordinates to investigate whether the minor had been subjected to sexual abuse by more than one person.