Veerappan
Author | : Sunaad Raghuram |
Publisher | : Viking Adult |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2001-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0670911593 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780670911592 |
Rating | : 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: A Biographical Account Of The Fugitive Who Has Single-Handedly Held The Indian State To Ransom For More Than A Decade. The Author Follows Veerappan S Career From Small-Time Poacher To The Most Wanted Man In India. He Examines Veerappan'S Relationship With His Wife, His Brothers And Members Of His Gang And Describes In Detail The Method And Madness Of The Murders And Kidnappings Veerappan Has Been Accused Of. Meticulously Researched By An Investigative Journalist. Based On Actual Police Records, Media Reports And Interviews. First-Ever Portrait Of A Man Alternately Hailed As Messiah And Murderer. 16-Page Photo Insert. Born In A Small Village In Karnataka, Veerappan Started His Life Of Crime Under The Tutelage Of Sevi Gounder, A Local Don With Interests In Sandalwood Smuggling And Ivory Poaching. After Sevi Gounder Retired From His Lucrative Profession, Veerappan Became The Unquestioned Leader Of The Gang. His Accomplices And Members Of His Family Including His Wife, Have Been Arrested, Tortured And Sometimes Killed In Encounters; Rewards Have Been Announced For Any Information That Could Lead To His Capture; And Almost All Means Of Persuasion Have Been Tried, But Veerappan Continues To Elude The Law.