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‘Gem Granites’ Veeramani POCSO case: PIL in Madras High Court seeks CBI or SIT probe

The petitioner also sought a direction to the media to refrain from circulating any pictures, screenshots, videos, or any content in relation to the POCSO Act case

‘Gem Granites’ Veeramani POCSO case: PIL in Madras High Court seeks CBI or SIT probe

A public interest litigation has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking a CBI or SIT probe into the POCSO case against Veeramani of 'Gem Granites'. The petitioner has also requested that the media be directed to refrain from circulating any content related to the case.

There is no further information available on the case.

A separate case involves former Malaysian prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who may be released from Kajang Prison to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest, according to his lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah. This development is related to Najib's SRC International sentence and a potential stay of his 15-year 1Malaysia Development Bhd sentence.

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