Bandit Veerapan – The Sandalwood smuggler

Veerapan, commonly known as Veerappan or Sandalwood smuggler Veerappan, was an Indian bandit who was active for years in scrub and forest lands covering about 6,000 km² in the states of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Koose Muniswamy Veerappan (c. January 18, 1952–October 18, 2004) was a notorious bandit of India. He resided and carried…