K. M. Veerappan - Bio Data

AKA Koose Muniswamy Veerappan Gounder

Born: 18-Jan-1952
Birthplace: Gopinatham, Karnataka, India
Died: 18-Oct-2004
Location of death: Paparapatti, Tamil Nadu, India
Cause of death: Justifiable Homicide
Remains: Buried, Moolakadu, Tamil Nadu, India

Gender: Male
Religion: Hindu
Race or Ethnicity: Asian/Indian
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Criminal

Nationality: India
Executive summary: India's greatest Sandalwood smuggler

Sandalwood smuggler, elephant poacher, and kidnapping brigand of the Indian forests.

Father: Koose Muniswamy
Brother: Arjunan (d. 1995)
Wife: Muthulakshmi
Daughter: Vidhyarani
Daughter: Prabha ("Vijayalakshmi", b. 1992)
Daughter: (b. Jul-1993, strangled at birth)

Poaching more than 2,000 elephants
Murder 120 people
Kidnapping botanist and two wildlife photographers, Bandipur Tiger Reserve, India 9-Oct-1997
Kidnapping film star Rajkumar 30-Jul-2000, ransomed for $2.16 million
Shot by Police 18-Oct-2004