Salem: People of Needhipuram and Lakampatty villages in Salem district on
March 6 assured the Tamil Nadu special task force (STF), tracking down forest
brigand Veerappan, that they would pass on information about the outlaw's movements
as and when they received it.
The Tamil Nadu STF inspector general (IG) T K Rajendran, who met the villagers to
enlist their co-operation in nabbing the brigand, said any information on the
precise whereabouts of Veerappan would be of immense help. Besides, the villagers
would receive an amount of Rs 5.50 crore, which was the reward on Veerappan's head.
The name of the informant would be kept secret, he added.
PTI
