The Abduction of Dr Rajakumar

July 17, 2002
News
• Krishna denies Jaya's ransom charge
• Rs 300 mn paid for Rajakumar's release

July 17, 2002
News
• 'Rs 400 million paid for Rajakumar's release'

November 27, 2001
News
• Nakkeeran editor in cahoots with Veerappan: STF

July 30, 2001
News
• A year after abduction, Veerappan still reigns
Special
• On the run, with Veerappan

June 21, 2001
News
• 2000 cops to hunt for Veerappan

June 11, 2001
News
• Doubts over Dawaram's choice

February 28
News
• Veerappan aide arrested: PTI

February 27
News
• TNLA chief contradicts STF's claims about arrest: PTI

February 16
News
• Maran remanded to judicial custody: PTI

February 15
News
• TNLA chief Maran arrested
• Bison attacks two STF personnel in Coimbatore: PTI

February 9
News
• Veerappan man hurt in shootout: STF

February 7
News
• Sangliana dons disguises to nab Veerappan

February 6
News
• STF intensifies hunt for Veerappan in Kerala

February 2
News
• Nedumaran accuses STF of atrocities in Kerala

January 24, 2001
News
• Veerappan may have entered Kerala

January 16, 2001
News
• Nedumaran moots amnesty for Veerappan

December 21, 2000
News
• NSA detention of Tamil ultras quashed: PTI

December 20
News
• 50 forest personnel to assist STF in nabbing Veerappan

December 12
News
• BSF to add muscle to STF's Nab Veerappan campaign

December 1
News
• The mystery of Nagappa
• BSF to assist in Nab Veerappan Mission

November 27
News
• Krishna meets Advani for help to nab Veerappan

November 22
News
• Give Veerappan a chance to reform: Nedumaran
Special
• Sangliana: Tough cop put on Veerappan's trail

November 21
News
• Operations against Veerappan in full swing, says Krishna: PTI

November 20
News
• Krishna to outline strategy against Veerappan on Tuesday
• Tamil Nadu STF resumes drive to nab Veerappan
• AIADMK demands white paper on Rajakumar kidnap
Special
• 'You cannot kiss a poisonous serpent'

November 18
Interview
• 'Rajakumar's positive outlook helped him'
Special
• 'We were worried about our father's health'

November 17
News
• Punish Veerappan's backers first: Nedumaran
• Commando operation against Veerappan under consideration

November 16
News
• Rajakumar arrives in Bangalore
• Veerappan did not harass me: Rajakumar
• Rajakumar thanks Nedumaran for release
• Nedumaran enacted drama to get me freed: Rajakumar
• Gajanur rejoices at release
• Nakkeeran Gopal sulking. And, why not?
• Waiting for Rajakumar

November 15
News
• Rajakumar released by Veerappan, finally
• Dr Rajakumar in Coimbatore hospital
• Nedumaran has the last laugh: PTI
• Krishna calls for restraint in celebrations
• Bangalore celebrates
• Karnataka opposition demands white paper on kidnap episode
• Longest kidnap drama by Veerappan: PTI
• Fans celebrate outside Rajakumar's residence

November 14
News
• Dear Veerappan... from Ramadoss: PTI

November 12
News
• Sixth mission to secure Dr Rajakumar's release: PTI

November 11
News
• Nedumaran relents

November 9
News
• Pressure builds on Nedumaran to change mind

November 7
News
• Nedumaran 'pulls out' of mission
• Krishna calls all-party meet to discuss SC verdict
• Maran, not Veerappan, on Karunanidhi's mind
• Despite SC verdict, emissaries will meet Veerappan
• SC rules out TADA detenues' release
• TMC demands Nedumaran's arrest

November 6
News
• Rajakumar completes 100 days in captivity

October 31
News
• New TN police chief talks of Rajakumar release plan
• Supreme Court reserves verdict in Rajakumar case

October 25
News
• Veerappan's associates may want a say in the case before SC

October 20
News
• Tamil Nadu, Karnataka under Veerappan syndrome pressure

October 19
News
• SC 'not inclined' to release TADA detenues
• SC adjourns Veerappan case to Oct 31

October 18
News
• SC pulls up Karnataka govt in TADA detenues' case
• Krishna cancels meeting with emissaries
• Veerappan country: A safe haven for pan-Tamil militants
Interview
• 'Govindraj feels claustrophobic in his own room'

October 17
News
• SC postpones TADA detenues' case till Wednesday
• Govindraj rules out commando action
• Emissaries blame each other for delay
• Veerappan's fresh demand deepens hostage crisis
• Veerappan comes up with fresh demand
• Govindraj to meet Krishna on Tuesday

October 16
News
• Veerappan releases one hostage, Govindraj
• Emissaries haggle over Rajakumar's release
• Nagappa fails to appear in court
• Rajakumar's release put off to Monday night
• Villagers prepare for Rajakumar's release
Profile
• Nedumaran: The negotiator

October 14
News
• Rajakumar family on standby as 'release' is imminent

October 13
News
• Emissaries receive signal from Veerappan: PTI

October 12
News
• NHRC won't intervene in Rajakumar case

October 11
News
• Series: A call for partition - III
• Supreme Court berates Karnataka government, postpones hearing

October 10
News
• Chances for Rajakumar's release brighten

October 8
News
• Emissary Gopal set to leave on 'final' mission

October 7
News
• Parvathama appeals to Veerappan again: PTI

October 3
News
• Krishna may go to Madras again for next move
• Karnataka govt to stick by emissary Gopal

October 2
News
• Nagappa goes into hiding

September 30
News
• Gopal returns, says Veerappan livid
• Nagappa's escape prevented release: Gopal
• Gopal confident of Rajakumar's release by Tuesday
• Karnataka DGP doubts Nagappa's 'encounter' tale

September 29
News
• Veerappan sends taped message, warns that he is losing patience
• Nagappa meets S M Krishna in Bangalore
• Karunanidhi surprised over escape: PTI
• Nagappa to meet Krishna, Parvathamma

September 28
News
• Nagappa out of Veerappan's custody
• I escaped. Annavaru is fine and safe: Nagappa
• Veerappan's hostage Nagraj turns up in Talawadi
• Karnataka bandh passes off peacefully
• Sporadic violence marks Karnataka bandh
• Peaceful start to Karnataka bandh
• Karnataka govt braces up as bandh begins

September 27
News
• Karnataka government braces for bandh
• Observe bandh peacefully: Rajakumar
Special
• 'You who let Tamil blood flow like water!'

September 26
News
• HC cautions government on bandh
• Rajakumar's release becomes a rallying point
Special
• 'I kept his head as a souvenir'

September 25
News
• Karnataka film fraternity to go ahead with bandh: PTI
• 'Gopal to enter forest on Monday or Tuesday': PTI
Special
• 'I aimed at his head and hit it with the first shot'

September 23
News
• Rains hampering Gopal
• Krishna to appeal for bandh call withdrawal
• Ex-minister's plan to negotiate with Veerappan aborted

September 22
News
• Karnataka MPs will seek PM's intervention
• Karnataka ex-minister to lead peace march to forest
Special
• 'When will this nightmare end?'

September 21
News
• Dr Rajakumar's family to observe fast
• Karnataka bandh on September 28
Interview
• SC will be blamed for trouble now: Govindu
Special
• 'Many people have used Veerappan to make money'

September 20
News
• Dr Rajakumar's wife hospitalised
• TN blames Karnataka for kidnap crisis: PTI
Special
• 'Anyone who tries to destroy me will be destroyed!'

September 19
News
• SC decision puts spoke in Rajakumar's release
• Case adjournment angers Rajakumar's fans
• SC decision leaves TN govt clueless
• TV channels to go off the air in Karnataka on Wednesday
• Gopal will go back to jungle on Wednesday
• SC to hear TADA detenus case on Tuesday

September 18
News
• Gopal expected to leave in a day or two: PTI
• Karnataka home minister rushes to Madras: PTI
Interviews
• 'Veerappan has become a terrorist'
• 'Rajakumar will emerge stronger'

September 16
News
• Film, small screen production to resume from Sept 25
• Anti-Veerappan cassettes flood market

September 14
News
• Anti-Kannadiga posters surface in TN

September 13
News
• Karnataka police feel the stress
Interview
• After Dr Rajakumar's release, the truth will come out: Elangovan

September 12
News
• Krishna rules out change in strategy

September 11
News
• TN files counter-affidavit in TADA detenues case

September 9
News
• Karnataka opposition supports negotiations with bandit

September 8
News
• CMs decide to await SC verdict in Veerappan aides case
• Shakeel Ahmed was a Rajakumar fan
• A tale of two languages
• Call for 'Bangalore bandh' has no takers
• Karunanidhi visits Dr Rajakumar's house: PTI

September 7
News
• Two Union ministers offer to end hostage crisis: PTI

September 6
News
• Gopal cautions against police action
• Karnataka HC gives another jolt to negotiators: PTI
• Gopal rushing to Bangalore as hostage crisis drags on
• Gopal returns from meeting 'intransigent' Veerappan
• Cracks appear in Karnataka film chamber
• TN is ready with its counter-affidavit

September 5
News
• TN govt preparing to tackle SC verdict
• Veerappan case: SC order may expedite hearing
Interview
• 'There was no political will to catch Veerappan'

September 4
News
• Rajakumar's release suffers further setback before SC
• Karnataka claims hostage crisis in 'decisive stage': PTI
• 'Catching Veerappan is difficult, not impossible'
• We never anticipated this: Puneet Rajakumar
• Nagappa's daughter unaware of his abduction

September 3
News
• Krishna convenes all-party meeting on Monday
• Krishna to speak only in Kannada

September 1
News
• SC stays release of detainees indefinitely

August 31
News
• 'Gopal may have met Veerappan by now': PTI

August 30
News
• Gopal enters forest with Veerappan's consent: PTI
• I also believe in divine justice, says Abdul Kareem

August 29
News
• Karnataka won't appeal to Karim, will file counter affidavit
• Latest court decision makes Krishna's life miserable
• Emissary Gopal may not proceed ahead
• SC puts off TADA detainees' case till Sept 1
• 'Nakkeeran' Gopal sets out to meet Veerappan

August 28
News
• Conditional bail for 51 TADA detainees
• Krishna, Veerappan put god in a dilemma
• Judge reserves order on TADA detainees' bail plea

August 25
News
• Bandit wants cases dropped against 70 more
• Two govts accept Veerappan's demands, Gopal to meet brigand again
• S M Krishna arrives in Madras for crucial talks

August 24
News
• Gopal brings more cassettes, more questions
• Gopal returns to Madras with another tape
• Dr Rajakumar cautions against rescue bid
• TN, Karnataka CMs to meet again: PTI

August 23
News
• Gopal's aide in Madras with message
• TN police nab TNLA militant
• HC restrains Jaya from criticising Gopal: PTI
• Hostage crisis in decisive stage: Krishna

August 22
News
• Jayalalitha, pan-Tamil parties plot Karunanidhi's downfall

August 21
News
• Detainees want scribes in swap party
• TNLA ultras fear freedom

August 19
News
• Gopal establishes contact with Veerappan: PTI
• Gopal likely to reach hideout by Sunday morning: PTI
• Rajakumar is safe, says yoga teacher
• Mysore court allows government to drop TADA charges

August 18
Diary
• What to do when Veerappan kidnaps you

August 17
News
• Ultras refuse bail, demand unconditional release
• HC dismisses petition to stop release of extremists
• The tension is palpable in Rajakumar's family
• 'I have no anger towards Veerappan. But he should not be given amnesty'
• STF consulted on Rajakumar release

August 16
News
• Gopal's departure may be delayed
• Veerappan's daughter studies in English
• New website on Dr Rajakumar kidnap
• Karunanidhi behind abduction: Jayalalitha
• PIL in Madras HC against release of extremists
• TADA charges against extremist dropped
• Bomb hoax calls spread fear in Bangalore
• Gopal leaves for jungle to meet Veerappan

August 13
News
• Is Dharmapuri district turning into a trouble spot?
• Gopal to leave after I-Day: PTI

August 12
News
• Gopal may set off on Mission-II after Monday
• Karnataka tries to prove its sincerity to Veerappan
• Veerappan's new demands difficult to meet

August 11
News
• George rules out rescue by army commandos
• Veerappan sets eight-day deadline
• 5 Tamil ultras to be freed, as demanded by Veerappan: PTI
• 'I am ready to leave at a moment's notice'
• Krishna to meet Karunanidhi today
• Gopal reaches Madras with videotape

August 10
News
• Karnataka wondering what's on Veerappan's mind
• Rajakumar's fans reach out to him by e-mail
• Veerapan's absence on tape is curious
• Veerappan tape reaches Madras: PTI

Diary
• Veerappan, smitten

August 9
News
• Karnataka government clueless
• The TADA detenus Veerappan has in mind
• Another cassette on the way, say TN police
• Karnataka worried by delay in Veerappan's response
• TN parties divided on amnesty for Veerappan

August 8
News
• Good news by Wednesday: Krishna
• Veerappan's links with TNRT, TNLA are old
• Veerappan has a second daughter
• New pointers emerge in kidnap drama

August 7
News
• TNLA may be behind Veerappan's demands
• Family hopes Dr Rajakumar will be released by Tuesday
• Veerappan's demands are difficult to meet
• Gajanur prays for their 'hero'
• Dr Rajakumar will be released soon, say former hostages

August 6
News
• Chief Minister Krishna upbeat about Rajakumar's release
• CMs give Veerappan a positive response on demands
• 'Statesman' Veerappan surprises Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

August 5
News
• Karnataka prays for Rajakumar's release
• Gopal yet to meet Veerappan, says Karunanidhi
• CMs will decide on Veerappan's fresh demands
• Parvathamma responds to cassette over radio
• Veerappan sends fresh demands on tape
• Unconfirmed reports talk of second cassette from Veerappan

August 4
News
• 'I am happy, I am well, I am comfortable,' says Rajakumar
• We have an open mind on Veerappan's demands, says Krishna
• Rajakumar sends tape, calls for peace

August 3
News
• Tamil TV channels go off the air in Karnataka
• Editor Gopal meets Veerappan
• Uncertainty continues to prevail in Karnataka
• STF officer had warned of kidnap risk
• 'If Veerappan kills Dr Rajakumar, I will also die'

August 2
News
• Gopal contacts Veerappan
• Nakkeeran editor enters Sathyamangalam forests
• Negotiations may be a protracted affair
• Veerappan tape speaks of real threat
• Family reaches out to Dr Rajakumar on radio
• Can ailing Dr Rajakumar take to the jungle?
• Heavy rain raises anxiety
• Schools, colleges to remain closed this week
• Huge losses do not bother Karnataka film industry
• Karnataka schools, colleges shut Wednesday too

August 1
News
• Editor Gopal sets off to meet Veerappan
• Gopal may get Veerappan's message soon
• Emissary needs 2 days to meet Veerappan
• Rajnikanth offers to meet Veerappan
• Peace returns to Bangalore, tension persists
• Karnataka govt trying to restore normalcy
• Talavadi: A bone of contention
• A glimpse into Veerappan's psyche
• Veerappan may seek amnesty: Official
• Karnataka suspends operations against bandit
• Rajakumar's ties with Madras go back a long way
• Govt to approach Veerappan demands with open mind
• Karnataka govt drops charges against Gopal

July 31
News
• Veerappan kidnaps Dr Rajakumar
• I will not harm Dr Rajakumar: Veerappan
• Karnataka braces for long haul with Veerappan
• Kannada film industry downs shutters in grief
• Tamils get jittery, Sonia calls on Krishna
• TN to send emissary to meet Veerappan
• Kidnapping exposes Karnataka police
• One killed in mob violence in Bangalore
• Mahajan promises all help from Centre
• Mobs attack four Tamil dailies' offices
• Dr Rajakumar turned down security
• 'It is sad he has gone back to his old ways'
• The Veerappan farce turns into tragedy
• Karnataka to approach demands with open mind
• Tamil editor to mediate with Veerappan
• When the news spread...
• Talvadi police station locked by angry protestors
• Tamil Nadu emissary to meet Veerappan

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