Veeramani POCSO Act case: Madras High Court directs media not to discuss factual matrix of case

The Madras High Court on Friday (September 25, 2026) restrained the mainstream media, YouTube channels and all other digital platforms from holding discussions touching upon the factual matrix of a child sexual abuse case booked against R. Veeramani of Gem Granites and others.

Justice V. Lakshminarayanan ordered that the media would be at liberty to hold discussions on issues that arise out of child abuse as long as the conversations do not touch upon the factual matrix of the crime under investigation by the Greater Chennai City Police.

To ensure the interests of people at large to know the progress made by the police in the investigation of the case, the judge directed an all-women Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted by Director General of Police Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, to probe the case and to issue weekly press releases.