{
  "id": 10936863,
  "title": "Veeramani POCSO Act case: Let SIT work in peace, says Madras High Court judge while hearing DMK’s plea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/veeramani-pocso-act-case-let-sit-work-in-peace-says-madras-high-court",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T12:11:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/veeramani-pocso-act-case-let-sit-work-in-peace-says-madras-high-court-judge-while-hearing-dmks-plea/article71528238.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Madras High Court judge, V. Lakshminarayanan, emphasized on Wednesday (September 30, 2026) that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating a child sexual abuse case involving R. Veeramani of Gem Granites should be allowed to work without interference. The judge proceeded to postpone by four weeks a petition filed by the DMK party to include Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, Ministers Aadhav Arjuna and C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar in the inquiry. The reason given was that the political party had filed a defamation suit against the two Ministers for alleging that they had shielded the accused while in power and had also submitted the present petition. The court ruled that sensitive issues like child sexual abuse should not be subjected to political interference.",
  "summary": "The Madras High Court has adjourned by four weeks a plea by the DMK to inquire into Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and Ministers Aadhav Arjuna and C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar in the Veeramani POCSO Act case. According to The Hindu, Justice V. Lakshminarayanan made the decision, allowing the SIT to work in peace.\n\nNo further details were provided about the case or the DMK's plea. The court's decision was made while hearing the DMK's plea.\n\nThere was no additional information available in the provided reports.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}