Veerappan's gang members activehe Hindu

January 24, 2007
BANGALORE: Even after the death of brigand Veerappan, a few members of his erstwhile gang are still operating in M.M. Hills and surrounding jungles in Kollegal taluk of Chamarajnagar district.
In the last one month, at least three male elephants were shot dead in Ponnachi Reserve Forest area in M.M. Hills.
Alarmed by the death of the elephants, the staff of CID Forest Cell and Forest Department camped in M.M. Hills for over a fortnight and arrested seven people belonging to two gangs on charges of killing the elephants. The police have seized from them a pair of tusks and a muzzleloader.
Inspector-General of Police (Forest Cell) K.S.N. Chikkerur told The Hindu here on Tuesday that one of the arrested, Kencha (45), was a member of the Veerappan gang.
The mobile squad of the CID Forest Cell arrested Kencha at his house at Bidarahalli on Sunday and seized a pair of tusks, measuring 12.5 and 16 inches.

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