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Granite baron Veeramani arrested in alleged case suppression probe

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC · How we work

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CCB Arrests Granite Baron

The Central Crime Branch arrested granite baron R Veeramani and two associates on August 29 2026.
They were remanded to judicial custody at Puzhal Central Prison.
Police arrested former employee Ganesan on September 22 2026 for withholding video evidence.
CCB raided five sites on September 23 2026, seizing phones, documents and electronic data.
Chennai police formed an all-woman four-member SIT headed by Additional Commissioner PC Thenmozhi on September 25 2026.

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Vijay Demands Accountability

TVK chief C. Joseph Vijay summoned police chief A. Amalraj, demanding accountability for alleged case suppression.
Congress MP Ranjan Kumar said he warned Chennai police in November 2024 and submitted video evidence.
BJP Tamil Nadu president K. Annamalai demanded a Special Investigation Team to probe financial links among police, media and politicians.
The SC/ST Act was invoked after a Scheduled Caste survivor filed a statement.

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Historical Context

India’s environmental jurisprudence sharpened after the Supreme Court’s 1996 M. C. Mehta judgment that banned coal and coke in the Taj Trapezium Zone and invoked the polluter-pays principle, later ordering closure of 53 iron foundries and 107 factories in 1999. That precedent underpins the Central Crime Branch’s August 29 2026 arrest of granite baron R Veeramani and the SC/ST Act filing.

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CCB Arrests Granite Baron

The Central Crime Branch arrested granite baron R Veeramani and two associates on August 29 2026.
They were remanded to judicial custody at Puzhal Central Prison.
Police arrested former employee Ganesan on September 22 2026 for withholding video evidence.
CCB raided five sites on September 23 2026, seizing phones, documents and electronic data.
Chennai police formed an all-woman four-member SIT headed by Additional Commissioner PC Thenmozhi on September 25 2026.

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