Kidnap drama paralyses Bangalore -  BBC , 1st Aug 2000
What do you do when your loved one is kidnapped? - Tell cops? Is press responsible
Felicitation to Nedumaran postponed
Plea filed against felicitating Nedumaran
Hearing of Tada cases from today
No clue about kidnapped boy
Make mysterious kidnap drama secret public
Kannada organisations oppose felicitating Nedumaran
14 year old Kidnapped- Rs 20 Lakh ransom demanded
10-year-old girl missing
Rajkumar in Mysore today - 29 Dec 2000
Row over Nedumaran's presence at autonomy seminar
No time frame set for nabbing Veerappan, says Karnataka CM
How Raj warmth charmed American youths
STF confident of nabbing Veerappan
Veerappan hunters arm to the teeth
Hunt for Veerappan: TN seeks new equipment
BSF will follow STF instructions
BSF men arrive at Coimbatore
TADA detainees' case put off again
Tamil extremist plot thickens, 'Brigadier' Veerappan goes online
BSF ready to join STF to hunt down Veerappan
Nedumaran criticises Advani stand
'Veerappan still in the forests'
George sore over deploying BSF for Veerappan hunt
Nabbing Veerappan is a police job: Fernandes
Centre to probe if pro-LTTE elements were behind Rajkumar kidnap
Nagappa heard by High Court in camera
Sangliana in Bangalore, to get into action soon
Listen to Rajkumar tell his story
Nagappa still elusive
Veerappan hunt: Karnataka told to go for ITBP
Tamil Nadu police probing ransom angle in Raj kidnap case
I Want To Forget The Veerappan - Gopal
Karnataka, TN to get commandos, sophisticated arms
Tribals' support vital for STF successes
Nagappa may guide STF to brigand's den
Advani offers STF help to nab bandit
Centre assures TN of help in Veerappan mission
Veerappan holed up near Erode forests: STF
LTTE chief sent word to release Rajkumar
State to seek Centre's help for NSG commandos
Centre assures TN of help in Veerappan mission
STF grilling awaits emissaries
Nedumaran proud he is 'LTTE man'
More operations, more Veerappans
STF makes forays into Veerappan territory
Sangliana heads task force to hunt down Veerappan
TN resumes STF operations
Veerappan will be caught dead or alive: police chief
Nedumaran opposes fresh action against Veerappan
Raj was kidnapped to highlight Tamil's plight: Veerappan
Bhanu plays down role in Raj release
Raj spends a quiet day at home
Krishna firm on nabbing Veerappan
Mysore court puts off TADA cases to Dec 5
Raj returns to a tumultous welcome
''My release will strengthen State-TN ties ''
A woman doc behind Raj's release?
Raj still has hangover of wilderness
Frenzied Rajkumar fans go on the rampage
Warm welcome awaits freed Raj
Holiday for schools and colleges in Bangalore
Raj calls up from Erode, thanks Karunanidhi
Rajkumar leaving for Bangalore by chopper

Our coverage on the day of Raj's Release:

Bangalore, November 16, 5:00 PM IST

For Rajkumar the return to civilisation has been a strange experience.

When he began speaking at the press conference in Bangalore Thursday, he began feebly. "I am surprised to be here, it's like a dream," he whispered.

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Bangalore, November 16, 2:30 PM IST

A kind lady doctor asked me to pretend that I was ill. I did. And Veerappan agreed to let me go," Rajkumar told the media at Vidhana Soudha half-an-hour after landing in Bangalore Thursday.

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Bangalore, November 16, 12:20 PM IST

Rajkumar has just landed in Bangalore.

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Bangalore, November 16, 11:15 AM IST

Kannada film star Rajkumar will be presented to the press at the Vidhana Soudha at 12:15 PM Thursday.

The actor will first meet Chief Minister S M Krishna.

Rajkumar will arrive at the Jakkur airstrip from Singampettai in Erode district of Tamil Nadu in a Karnataka government helicopter.

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Bangalore, November 16, 9:15 AM IST

Kannada film-actor Rajkumar is expected back in Bangalore shortly.

He is likely to arrive at the Jakkur aerodrome within a couple of hours.

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Bangalore, November 15, 1:45 PM

Rajkumar is likely to visit the Male Mahadeshwara temple at the Male Mahadeshwara hills before arriving in Bangalore according to reports received by the Karnataka police.

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Bangalore, November 15, 12:15 PM IST

Rajkumar's wife Parvathamma has left for Chennai while her sons have proceeded to Erode to meet the actor

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Bangalore, November 15, 11:30 AM IST

Actor Rajkumar has been released by Veerappan.

He was released at 4:30 AM IST, and was escorted out of the forests by an unidentified granite quarry-owner.

Information emanating from Chennai said that the actor is now in the Sathyamangalam area, near Gajanur.

He may be brought to Chennai, according to reports - and later to Bangalore. However, he may also be flown to Bangalore directly.

The other hostage, Nagesh, has been released too.

Rajkumar will be flown in a helicopter.

- News Bureau, indya.com

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