states death_date children comments birth_date spouse article_title name image_name
tamil nadu , karnataka 18 october 2004 3 inr 734 crore spent to capture 18 january 1952 muthulakshmi -lrb- m. 1990 -rrb- veerappan
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veerappan

veerapan -lrb- 18 january 1952 -- 18 october 2004 -rrb- , commonly known as veerappan or sandalwood smuggler veerappan , was an indian bandit -lrb- also called a dacoit in india -rrb- who was active for years in scrub and forest lands covering about 6,000 km ² in the states of karnataka , kerala and tamil nadu .
for over a decade , veerappan defied the state governments of karnataka , tamil nadu and kerala and indian border security paramilitary forces , and even maintained a small army , which at one point numbered hundreds .
he was wanted for killing approximately 184 people , about half of whom were police officers , including senior police and forest officials .
a reward of was offered for veerappan 's capture , yet he evaded arrest for 20 years until he was killed by police in 2004 .
