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On 30 June 2000, Veerappan abducted Kannada cinema actor Rajkumar and three others from Dodda Gajanur, a village in Sathyamangalam taluk Erode district near the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border, where the film star was attending his housewarming ceremony.
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...
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. Way before true crime podcasts...
Dec 2, 2023 · Journalist and author P Sivasubramaniam, who released his book -- Veerappan Saga: Rise and Fall, Part Two, on Friday, said Veerappan had died in an encounter, 40 minutes before the “stage...
Aug 7, 2023 · The four-part series sheds light on the life and death of forest brigand Veerappan, who was shot dead by the Tamil Nadu Special Task Force (STF) in 2004 in one of India's most expensive...
Nov 5, 2011 · As his body lay on a stark stone slab in a hospital mortuary at Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, it was apparent that Veerappan dead was a far cry from the images that were flashed of him when the dreaded bandit was alive. advertisement. END OF THE ROAD: Veerappans body at the mortuary at Dharmapuri. Gone was his lush trademark moustache.
May 6, 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 8, 2023 · According to India Today, he killed over 200 elephants for their ivory tusks during his criminal career. But it wasn’t enough. Veerappan quickly extended his activities to sandalwood smuggling – cutting down trees that belonged to the state.
Nov 18, 2004 · How did Veerappan die? Did he actually die in the gun battle? Or did he commit suicide, as some reports claim? Or did he ask his fellow bandits to shoot him, knowing there was no way out?
Oct 18, 2004 · The death of Koose Muniswamy Veerappan removes a thorn in the side of the Indian police, and brings an end to an almost legendary tale of banditry. India's most notorious fugitive has...
