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Koose Munusamy Veerappan[2][3] (18 January 1952 – 18 October 2004) was an Indian criminal who was active for 36 years from 1968 to 2004. He was charged with sandalwood smuggling and poaching of elephants in the scrub lands and forests in the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.
Oct 15, 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.
The decade-long manhunt for the country’s most notorious bandit ended in the following 20 minutes. The Special Task Force (STF), which had been constituted to nab him, fired 338 bullets at the ...
Aug 5, 2023 · The new documentary series titled The Hunt for Veerappan, streaming on Netflix, throws light on the life and death of the forest brigand who was shot to death in 2004 by Special Task Force (STF)...
Dec 2, 2023 · BENGALURU: Forest brigand Veerappan died nearly two decades ago, but there is still a mystery surrounding his death in 2004. Journalist and author P Sivasubramaniam, who released his book --...
Aug 2, 2023 · It’s been 19 years since 2004 when Koose Munisamy Veerappan, one of the most feared criminals in the country, was shot dead by a Special Task Force (STF) in Operation Cocoon. However, despite the passage of time, Veerappan’s mysterious persona continues to captivate the public’s curiosity.
Aug 7, 2023 · Veerappan, the brigand known for poaching sandalwood and ivory and terrorising the locals adjoining the forests of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, was one of the most notorious bandits of his time. But...
Aug 2, 2023 · Veerappan was a poacher, smuggler and bandit who carried out his activities in the forests of south India. He spent his childhood assisting his uncle Saalvai Gounder in poaching and smuggling. At the age of 18, he joined a group of poachers who introduced him to the world of heinous crime.
Aug 8, 2023 · Veerappan is largely remembered by many as a handlebar-moustache-sporting, mass-murdering smuggler who evaded capture—and such easy labels make it easy to dismiss him as a ‘bad man’....
Mar 9, 2021 · Most Malayalis need no introduction to Veerappan, but to those who do, Veerappan was the uncrowned bandit king of forests spanning the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. From smuggling, abduction and murder, to romance and a Robin Hood-esque image, the story of Veerappan has it all.
