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Veerappan very much in Karnataka jungles: Govind

By Our Staff Reporter

Coimbatore May 19. The Director-General of Police, I. K. Govind, today said the forest brigand, Veerappan, and his gang were still in Karnataka jungles.

Talking to reporters here, he said the Tamil Nadu Special Task Force was trying to adopt new strategies for nabbing the brigand. Pointing out that the STF morale was high and that there was no let-up in the operations, Mr. Govind, however, said ``there is no accurate intelligence so far in getting at the gang''.

Having implemented new strategies for fine-tuning the intelligence machinery, ``the Tamil Nadu STF was waiting for pointed intelligence on the movements of the gang and if the force ensures instant reaction, we would be getting at him at the earliest''. The brigand had not ventured into the Tamil Nadu jungles and still remained inside Karnataka. The DGP said his Karnataka counterparts had also confirmed this position. A lot of information was coming in but it lacked in accuracy. The focus now was more on improving the quality of intelligence, and there was no need to augment manpower. To a query on increasing cases of robbery and murder for gain, the DGP, referring to the recent incident at Vellore, said the crime occurred in districts contiguous to neighbouring States as criminals from other States gained entry into Tamil Nadu. The weapon used in the Vellore killings was a rare one, seen only in Mumbai and Bangalore.

To a query on setting up exclusive wings at the police commissionerates and in ranges to tackle cyber crimes, the DGP said a separate wing had already started functioning in Chennai. Cyber crime had not been reported in any other place.

On manpower shortage and other constraints facing the Special Investigation Unit of the CB-CID, prosecuting agency in the Coimbatore serial blasts case, Mr. Govind said he would examine the problem.

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