SIT calls off search for victim’s body at Veeramani’s house

Investigators using excavators to dig up open spaces at R. Veeramani’s residence in Royapettah on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement After hours of digging using an excavator on the premises of Gem Granites owner and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act case accused R. Veeramani’s residence in Chennai, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) called off the search operation to trace the body of a girl alleged to have been buried there.However, investigators would continue to pursue the information shared by one of the survivors in the child sexual abuse cases that she saw a girl being buried in the businessman’s house in Royapettah, police sources said on Sunday. While Veeramani has already been booked in a case of abetment to suicide of a minor girl in 2004, fresh information emerged that the body of another girl was buried at his house.The SIT constituted to probe allegations of child sexual abuse cases booked against Veeramani and his associates acted on a statement given by a survivor in the special court that she saw the crime happening a few years ago. “We conducted an intensive search operation on the premises of Veeramani’s house based on the statement. She could only remember the name of the girl who she alleged was buried. We will continue to process the information,” a police officer said.Another case bookedThe police have registered one more case under the POCSO Act against Veeramani on the basis of a complaint lodged by a survivor, who alleged that he sexually exploited her. A video was also seized and the driver Bala alias Perumal, who then drove the survivor to the businessman’s house, was arrested.Investigators have so far recorded the statements of 13 survivors, who claimed that Veeramani sexually abused them when they were minors over a period of time. Four videos allegedly showing Veeramani in a compromising position with the survivors have been seized.He now faces nine cases under the POCSO Act. Ten accused persons have been arrested and lodged in the Puzhal Central Prison in connection with these cases, and a charge sheet was filed in one case at the designated special court recently, sources said.(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the State’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416. and Sneha’s suicide prevention helpline 044-24640050) Published - November 15, 2026 08:10 pm IST