Madras HC
Chennai: Archana Veeramani, daughter of granite baron R Veeramani who is facing child rape charges has moved the Madras high court seeking a probe into the alleged human rights violation by Chennai police while deboarding her from a flight and illegally detaining her for 5 hours without any warrant or official order.
Admitting the plea on Wednesday, Justice V Lakshminarayan directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to file its response by Nov 17. She further alleged that she had been suffering from various health complications for the past 20 years and had fainted at the SIT office, following which she was taken to a hospital. After a 40-minute hearing, the three were sent back to Puzhal Central Prison.
SIT officials had taken her away without issuing any summons, obtaining a court warrant or issuing a Look Out Circular (LOC), according to the petitioner. Veeramani, owner of Gem Granites was arrested in connection with child rape case and is currently lodged in the Puzhal Central Prison. Aggrieved, she moved the court alleging that airline staff had deboarded her without assigning any reason. She also sought an inquiry into the alleged human rights violations she had suffered at the SIT office.
Meanwhile, Veermani and his two associates — Shanthi and her husband Mahendra Simhan — appeared before the Goondas Act Advisory Board at the Chennai district collectorate on Wednesday.