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Madras High Court told chargesheet in Veeramani case due soon
The Story in Brief
The Madras High Court on Monday, 26 October 2026, was told that the Special Investigation Team will file the charge sheet soon in the POCSO case against 84-year-old R. Veeramani of Gem Granites and others, who are accused of sexually exploiting many minor girls over the years.
State Public Prosecutor R. John Sathyan made the submission before Justice V. Lakshminarayanan. The court was hearing two writ petitions seeking transfer of the investigation to the CBI. The judge recorded the submission and adjourned the petitions to 12 November.
The court has previously refused a CBI probe, saying the SIT should be allowed to investigate in peace. The SIT has filed two status reports, which the judge ordered to be kept in safe custody to prevent leaks. Another report said the chargesheet in the first FIR would be filed within three weeks.
Petitioner Varaaki has alleged that IPS officer Arun used illegal gratifications to buy gold worth about Rs 24 crore, and that Veeramani transacted around Rs 147 crore before an earlier Action Drop Report. The court noted the police had taken note of these allegations.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both The Hindu and LiveLaw report the same hearing neutrally, but they frame it differently. The Hindu leads with the prosecutor's assurance that the charge sheet will be filed soon, and emphasises the court's decision to seal the status reports to prevent leaks, stressing procedural safeguards. LiveLaw highlights the specific three-week timeline for the chargesheet and leads with the petitioner's fresh allegations of a Rs 147 crore transaction and gold purchase, giving more space to the corruption claims. The Hindu omits the exact timeline and the money figures, LiveLaw omits the sealing of reports. The shared core is that the court has refused a CBI probe and is letting the SIT proceed. The court will next hear the petitions on 12 November and 10 November respectively, according to the two outlets.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): thehindu.com (neutral report), livelaw.in (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
