Veerappan killed in shootout

BANGALORE: India's most wanted bandit, Koose Muniswamy Veerappan, was killed on Monday in a shootout with police who have for years been hunting the smuggler who killed more than 100 people and kidnapped a movie star. 

The tall, wiry bandit – who was in his 50s, sported a long twirling moustache and was usually clad in military camouflage – was known as the “Jungle Cat” for his ability to move and disappear in the southern forests that were his home for decades.