When Veerappan took to abduction for the first time, taking policmen hostage

On December 3, 1994, the bandit struck near the Sirumugai forest and abducted DSP Chidambaranathan, head constable Rajagopal, and a physical training instructor. The outlaw made “fantastic demands” to free them. But three teams, formed by the W.I. Davaram-led Special Task Force, started a combing operation and freed the hostages