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  2. 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 --...

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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.

  4. Aug 7, 2023 · Recently, Netflix dropped its latest documentary series, The Hunt for Veerappan, directed by Selvamani Selvaraj, which explores the life and times of the notorious bandit and how he was killed by...

  5. “I don’t want to talk about whatever they called it, but Veerappan did not die, like they claim, in an encounter. He was caught alive and tortured for two-three days and killed.

  6. 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.

  7. 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’. The director...

  8. Aug 4, 2023 · It was the young girl who found herself in a fix and committed suicide. Enraged by this death, Veerappan lured Srinivas to the forest with the promise of surrendering and instead shot the forest officer dead.