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Main article: Kidnapping of Rajkumar. 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.
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 ...
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 world has never seen a criminal like Veerappan. Watch the longest manhunt in the history of India unfold. #TheHuntForVeerappan, now streaming, only on Netflix. Available in English, Hindi ...
Aug 9, 2023 · Watch the infamous bandit Veerappan’s first interview and the story behind his first public appearance. #TheHuntForVeerappan is now streaming in Hindi, Engli...
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.
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 2, 2023 · Directed by Selvamani Selvaraj and produced by Apoorva Bakshi, the documentary takes its audience to the past to introduce them to one of India’s most notorious criminals— Veerappan. Known as “The Robinhood of India”, Veerappan rose to prominence by holding two states—Tamil Nadu and Karnataka— at ransom.
Oct 21, 2004 · NEW DELHI: India's bandit king died as he lived: in dense forests at the tip of a bullet. For more than two decades, Koose Muniswamy Veerappan eluded hundreds of police officers devoted to...
This docuseries follows the rise and fall of Veerappan, a dreaded smuggler whose bloody reign sparked a 20-year-long manhunt in south India. Watch trailers & learn more.
