A court in Erode has acquitted the widow of slain forest brigand Veerappan along with 10 accused while sentencing 13 others to one-year rigorous imprisonment in the sensational kidnap of late Kannada thespian Rajkumar in 2000.
Muthulakshmi was acquitted by Judicial Magistrate Krishnan on the ground that the prosecution was not able to prove charges against her and 10 others.
One of the most wanted criminals for sandalwood smuggling, elephant poaching and killing at least 130 people including police officials, Veerappan was shot dead in a joint operation by the special task forces of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in 2004,
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ending his long elusive run for two decades.