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In February 1992, his lieutenant Gurunathan was killed by the Karnataka task force, with SI Shakeel Ahmed single-handedly responsible for the capture.
Vijay Kumar was shot to fame when he headed the Special Task Force (STF) for a long-time and strategised operations that culminated in the elimination of the dreaded sandalwood smuggler Veerappan in October 2004.
On October 18, 2004, Veerappan — kidnapper, elephant poacher and sandalwood smuggler — was killed. An undated file photo of Koose Muniswamy Veerappan (AFP) Lured out of his forest stronghold...
Operation Cocoon was an operation launched by the Special Task Force of Tamil Nadu Police to capture the forest brigand Veerappan and his associates, who were dominant in Sathyamangalam Forest in the South Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.
Aug 7, 2023 · Veerappan's death made national headlines back in 2004, but how did the notorious bandit die? Netflix’s The Hunt for Veerappan throws some light on the episode.
Aug 8, 2023 · At least 22 people in a bus from Tamil Nadu, including some police personnel, were killed in a landmine blast engineered by Veerappan in April 1993. The Tamil Nadu government, which had resisted the deployment of Border Security Force to hunt for the brigand, finally requisitioned the force.
Nov 18, 2004 · THE Seventh Day Matriculation School in Padi in Tamil Nadu, around 12 km from Dharmapuri on the road to Papparapatti, was on the night of October 18 witness to the endgame of one of independent...
Sep 18, 2024 · Veerappan, Indian bandit, smuggler, and poacher who carried out his activities in the forests of the southern Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. Wanted for the murders of over 120 people and the poaching of over 2,000 elephants, he notoriously evaded arrest for nearly 20 years.
Aug 4, 2023 · Veerappan, aka Koose Munisamy Veerappan, started as an elephant poacher, but as his crimes grew in magnitude, he became one of the most feared criminals South India has ever seen. In fact, at the time of his death, he was wanted for the murders of around 184 people, and the governments of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu had spent over $30 million in ...
Aug 2, 2023 · According to a report by The Times of India, a forest officer from Sathyamangalam was kidnapped and lynched by Veerappan in 1987. The murder of senior IFS officer Pandillapalli Srinivas in 1991 drew further attention to him. In 2000, he again came to the limelight for abducting Kannada superstar Rajkumar.
