Most Evil Poacher Who Killed 184 Humans

Among the pages of criminal calenders, the name of Koose Munisamy Veerappan has been written with blood that shines like diamonds, the famous bandit who was in the jungles of South India. Along with rap sheet enlisting a list that comprises of elephant poaching, sandalwood smuggling, and a body count that can be compared to some of the lamest ones of serial killers, Veerappan's life story is on the verge of as good as a Hollywood blockbuster. From early days of a young shooter to his tenure as the man of terror wanting two states, Veerappan’s life is the history of violence, betrayal and his tireless efforts to achieve power.

A beginning of a journey of Veerappan into a life of criminality has coincided with the moment the village of Gopinatham turned into a forest in the state of Tamil Nadu. Since he was a child, he developed plenty of shooting skills and used hunting as a classroom, where he honed his skills during lonely nights in the ruthless wilderness. His uncle gifted an English rifle to Veerappan and then he were taken into the tough life of toot hunting where you can use crime and brutality to survive. He became a legend of man-killing poacher and outlaw during those years when people did respect him either with a kind of admiration or with great fear.

Under the guardianship of his uncle and the quickness of being rich, Veerappan's crime activities escalated, which eventually led to a run of many thoughtless fights between himself and competitors as well as the locals who are enforcing the law. As the 1960's were gradually unraining, Veerappan's fame and power as a poacher and smuggler increased multifold, and that was all because of his continuous struggle for wealth and power. But the law intervention of certain government departments to stem his illegal activities through bans on poaching and ivory trade was ignored by Veerappan thus continuing to adapt to changing circumstances and formed alliances with other criminal elements in the region.

along with the development of his criminal empire, Veerappan began to have multiple skirmishes with law enforcement agencies as well. The exploitation of the law enforcement officers was one of his ways to prove his persistence in fulfilling his obligation. He was even able to beat those who were blood thirsty for revenge. In 1983 the murder of the Deputy Conservator of Forests Pandillapalli Srinivas had been the enclave that turned Veerappan into a national notoriety number one as the most mocked enemy of the state. In spite of the various attempts to capture him, it was the ever--increasing use of violent methods he wanted that made Veerappan impossible to be arrested.

However, sometime during the 1990s, Veerappan's evil deed attained the apex with a series of kidnappings, blasts, and murders among the population that left the nation in shock. Taking away and kidnapping of Indian hero, Dr. Rajkumar, had just like an earthquake and was an harbinger of ethnic conflict and civil war. With every bold act of violence, Veerappan largely fulfilled his infamy as a ruthless renegade to the equal measure of the respect and the fear of the men met in his way.

Knowing that it was the final round as such, law enforcement agencies launched Operation Cocoon in 2004, an intense coordinated effort to capture or eliminate the threat of Veerappan at last. It was the last day of February, and after so many agonising months of intelligence gathering and conducting covert operations, Veerappan was finally surrounded deep into the jungles of Tamil Nadu. Once a dramatic shootout which in itself occurred inside the ambulance injured him and he later lost his life brought to an end one of the most notable criminal careers in the history of India.

Even with his death, Veerappan's life continues to play in the minds of many people in Southern India. To certain people, he can be seen as a figure of a Robin Hood and he is a symbol of fight and resistance against tyranny and social injustice. To some people, he appears like a cruel villain that has caused a countless amount of pain and ruin. Howsoever the view is, there is no doubt that Veerappan created a mess in the region and his end left a legacy of some kind of violence is mixed with intrigue that continues to fascinate and horrify till this day.