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Police Raids Veeramani Case, Seizes Digital Evidence

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC · How we work

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Chennai Police Shifts Yasmin

Greater Chennai Police shifted Assistant Commissioner M.A. Yasmin from the Veeramani case on September 24, 2026.
The Central Crime Branch raided five Veeramani-linked sites, seizing a video, photos of minor girls, phones and other digital evidence.
R. Veeramani, Shanthi and Mahendra Simhan were arrested on August 29 and placed in judicial custody.
The POCSO Special Court authorized three-day custody of Shanthi and Mahendra Simhan for further interrogation.

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Tamil Nadu Orders Wait

Tamil Nadu placed IPS officer A Arun and Commissioner N Kannan on compulsory wait on September 24, 2026.
Home Secretary K Manivasan assigned DGP Rajeev Kumar interim charge of the Police Academy.
IG R V Ramya Bharathi received additional charge as Coimbatore city commissioner.
Police filed an FIR only after receiving an anonymous letter and pen-drive through an NGO representative.
The transfer order cited only “administrative grounds” without giving an explicit reason.

History

Historical Context

The 2012 Delhi gang-rape on 16 December sparked nationwide protests, prompting Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde to transfer 12 senior officers and the Supreme Court to order fast-track trials; six fast-track courts were later created. That precedent of emergency transfers informs Tamil Nadu’s 2026 reshuffling of IPS officers M.A. Yasmin, A Arun and N Kannan after high-profile POCSO probes.

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Chennai Police Shifts Yasmin

Greater Chennai Police shifted Assistant Commissioner M.A. Yasmin from the Veeramani case on September 24, 2026.
The Central Crime Branch raided five Veeramani-linked sites, seizing a video, photos of minor girls, phones and other digital evidence.
R. Veeramani, Shanthi and Mahendra Simhan were arrested on August 29 and placed in judicial custody.
The POCSO Special Court authorized three-day custody of Shanthi and Mahendra Simhan for further interrogation.

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