Chennai, Oct. 13 -- The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the sexual assault case has registered a seventh case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, against R Veeramani, chairman of Gem Group of Companies, police said on Tuesday.

The case was registered based on a complaint received by the SIT from a victim who was a minor at the time of the alleged offence, police said.

According to the police, the survivor alleged that she was sexually assaulted by Veeramani when she was a minor few years ago at his residence in Gopalapuram in the city.

Veeramani has already been booked in six cases under the POCSO Act, with Tuesday's case taking the total to seven.

According to an official, 10 victims have...