{
  "id": 14941486,
  "title": "Court grants two-day police custody of ‘Gem Granites’ Veeramani",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/court-grants-two-day-police-custody-of-gem-granites-veeramani",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T11:31:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/court-grants-two-day-police-custody-of-gem-granites-veeramani/article71588691.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On July 7, 2026, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) was granted two-day police custody of R. Veeramani, the owner of ‘Gem Granites,’ by the Chennai POCSO Special Court. Veeramani, 84 years old, has been in prison under judicial custody since his arrest in August. The SIT is investigating complaints of alleged sexual abuse of minors against Veeramani, following two cases of registration. The first case was registered in August, and the second in October, based on a complaint from the mother of a minor girl from Chennai. Veeramani was arrested in both instances and has been held in prison under judicial custody. The SIT filed a petition seeking five days of police custody to interrogate Veeramani, but the judge limited the interrogation to two days. During the hearing, Veeramani's counsel argued that further custodial interrogation was unnecessary, as the police had already conducted an exhaustive investigation. However, the judge permitted the SIT to interrogate Veeramani from 7.30 p.m. on Thursday until 7.30 p.m. on Saturday, ordering his production before the court on Saturday.",
  "summary": "In its petition, the SIT said his custodial interrogation was necessary to ascertain the identities of those who had links with him.",
  "key_points": [
    "Chennai POCSO Special Court grants Veeramani two-day police custody on July 7, 2026",
    "Veeramani, 84, accused of sexual abuse of minors, held in prison since August",
    "SIT seeks five-day custody, judge limits to two days for interrogation"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}