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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.
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 ...
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.
Aug 8, 2023 · Veerappan, who hailed from Gopinatham village in Karnataka’s Kollegal taluk, belonged to an influential OBC community. He ruled over forest areas in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala for over two decades before being killed in a police encounter in 2004.
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.
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 --...
Oct 18, 2024 · The death of notorious forest brigand Veerappan brought infrastructural improvements and reduced police brutality in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka tribal areas. However, issues like displacement, unregulated resorts, and inadequate tribal rights persist. Activists call for dedicated departments and better education to prevent new insurgencies.
Apr 9, 2024 · CHENNAI: Senior Dravidian leader and film maker R M Veerappan died in a private hospital in Chennai on Tuesday. He was 97. Veerappan, who was late Tamil Nadu chief minister M G Ramachandran ’s friend, was admitted to hospital on Sunday.
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 · 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.
