Tamil Nadu granite industrialist and Gem Granites founder R Veeramani faces an intensive probe under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act following his arrest over allegations of minor sexual abuse.
A special report and panel discussion examine key developments in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case involving Tamil Nadu granite industrialist R Veeramani, who faces allegations of sexually assaulting minors over several years.
In Tamil Nadu, authorities continue the investigation into granite baron R Veeramani over minor sexual assault allegations, conducting premises raids, tracing financial transactions, and seizing electronic devices following recent arrests. Political parties debate administrative delays in earlier probes as widespread power outages lead Chief Minister Vijay to inspect the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board headquarters. In Karnataka, the Bharatiya Janata Party stages demonstrations demanding the resignation of Chief Minister DK Shivakumar over a finance department circular regarding unbudgeted schemes. In Kerala, Chief Minister VD Satheesan responds to opposition claims concerning ministerial overseas travel and chartered flights. Additionally, the bulletin details reported procedural differences within the Election Commission over voter roll processes, campus security protests at Delhi's Lady Shri Ram College, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar's bilateral meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the United Nations General Assembly, US President Donald Trump's UNGA speech on Iran, and weightlifter Mirabai Chanu's Asian Games medal victory.
This news broadcast covers key developments in the POCSO case involving Gem Granites founder R Veeramani in Chennai.
Police have widened their investigation into sexual offence allegations against industrialist R Veeramani and two of his associates after identifying multiple victims. Investigators are examining whether the alleged abuse dates back to 2003 and whether vulnerable girls were specifically targeted. The Supreme Court has ordered a fresh investigation into the 2012 rape and murder of a college student in Karnataka's Dharmasthala, widely known as the Soujanya case. A political showdown also erupted in the Karnataka Assembly over the rendition of the national song, *Vande Mataram*, after the state government stopped its official playback following the first two stanzas. All this and more from the South on *Super 6* today with Akshita Nandagopal.
On this edition of Super 6, discussions focus on major political and legal developments across southern states.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay concludes his week-long official tour of the United Kingdom, where the state government signed memoranda of understanding worth twelve thousand three hundred crore rupees, projected to generate over nine thousand four hundred jobs.
Authorities in Bengaluru have busted a major counterfeit medicine racket involving the supply of fake cancer drugs, critical ICU medications, and repackaged expired injections to over 90 hospitals and clinics.
In this India Today Programme Video, anchor Akshita Nandagopal brings you the biggest political and national flashpoints — from the row over Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay's UK visit and the DMK's reported 2029 third-front plans to the Mysuru Ganesh Chaturthi procession controversy, the attack on a Kargil war veteran in Gurugram, and the Indian women's cricket team's boycott of the Asia Cup trophy ceremony in Dubai.
