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Two senior Tamil Nadu police officers placed on compulsory wait

Source: The Hindu · 24 Sep 2026, 17:18 UTC
Two senior Tamil Nadu police officers placed on compulsory wait
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A. Arun, an additional director general of police, and N. Kannan, the Coimbatore police commissioner, have been moved out and placed on compulsory wait in connection with the handling of a complaint against Gem Granites owner R. Veeramani. The complaint involved alleged sexual behaviour targeting minor girls.

Two senior Tamil Nadu police officers have been moved out of their posts and placed on compulsory wait in connection with the Veeramani case, The Hindu reports. The officers are A. Arun, additional director general of police at the Tamil Nadu Police Academy, and N.

Kannan, commissioner of police in Coimbatore. The supplied material says both were at the helm of the Chennai Police Commissionerate when a complaint first surfaced against Gem Granites owner R. Veeramani.

The complaint accused Veeramani of predatory sexual behaviour targeting minor girls. The available information does not describe the allegations in further detail or state whether they have been proved. The source also does not specify the exact administrative orders issued against the officers, the reasons for placing them on compulsory wait, or the status of any investigation.

No further official response is included in the supplied material.

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