CHENNAI: Chennai police have formed an all-woman four-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the child rape case against the granites baron, R Veeramani, and other associated issues.The SIT will be headed by additional commissioner of police PC Thenmozhi of the Central Crime Branch in Chennai city police. The other members are: Joint commissioner (west zone) N Disha Mittal, Superintendent of Police Mutharasi, who is spokesperson and media relations, and deputy commissioner of the Central Women and Children (CWC) unit Geethanjali.The team was formed as the investigation into the case expanded following the arrest of Veeramani and his associates. Police have been examining evidence and statements collected during the investigation, including digital material linked to the case.Veeramani was arrested along with Shanthi and Mahendra Simhan in Aug 29 in connection with a child rape case. A former employee of Gem Granites, Ganesan, was subsequently arrested after police found a video linked to the case on his mobile phone on Sep 22. Investigators were examining how he obtained the video and why he did not report it to the police.The SIT will coordinate the investigation and examine the evidence and statements collected so far as part of the continuing probe.
