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Former Gem Granites employee arrested over withheld video

Source: The Hindu · 22 Sep 2026, 09:53 UTC
Former Gem Granites employee arrested over withheld video
Image: The Hindu · original report

A former Gem Granites employee has been arrested after allegedly withholding from police a video purportedly showing Veeramani engaging in an obscene act with a minor girl. The Hindu identified the former employee as Ganeshan, who had worked at the company for 23 years and possessed the video.

A former employee of Gem Granites has been arrested after allegedly withholding a video from police in a case involving Veeramani and a minor girl, The Hindu reports. The former employee was identified as Ganeshan. According to the supplied material, he had worked at Gem Granites for 23 years and was in possession of a video purportedly showing Veeramani engaging in an obscene act with a minor girl.

The report does not state when Ganeshan was arrested, where the arrest took place or what specific offence police have alleged against him. It also does not provide details about the circumstances in which he obtained the video. The video is described as purportedly showing the alleged act; the supplied information does not establish the authenticity of the recording or give Veeramani’s response to the allegation.

The available material also does not say whether the video has been handed over to investigators, whether other people have been detained or what further action police intend to take. The Hindu’s report, as supplied, centres on the arrest and the withholding of the video.

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