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Throwback - Operation Cocoon that finally ended dreaded dacoit Veerappan s reign of horror Updated Feb 09, 2021 | 06:03 IST
Forest brigand Veerappan continued to escape being caught by authorities for almost a decade and a half before the final gunfight on October 14, 2004. Veerappan [File photo] | Photo Credit: PTI
Key Highlights
Veerappan and his aides greeted the Tamil Nadu STF s call for surrender with bullets.
Controversies erupted over Veerappan’s encounter.
Chennai: Back on the 14
th night of October of 2004, around 11 pm, the case of Veerappan – India’s most notorious bandit, poacher and smuggler – was put to bed. The Special Task Force (STF) of the Tamil Nadu Police that night had gunned down Veerappan, ending his reign of terror and making ‘Operation Cocoon’ a success. The dreaded criminal’s saga continues to retain its grip on public imagination.