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(From Indian Express)
Veerappan gained a huge amount of money from the kidnap of Kannada matinee idol Dr Rajkumar. That money has now been used to engage mercenaries to kidnapp former minister H Nagappa. But I don't have any information yet on the involvement of Tamil extremists in this latest episode. When the Special Task Force was formed in 1993 under my command, there were over 150 persons in Veerappan's gang. Due to the efforts taken by me and senior police officers, the number was brought down to just eight. Unfortunately, many things happened after I retired between 1996 and 2001. Several TNLA and TNRA men befriended Veerappan; the demand for Thani Thamizh Nadu (a separate Tamil Nadu) was raised and a ...