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- ↑ "Nagappa found dead in Changdi forest". Rediff.com. 9 December 2002. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ↑ ""ಈತ 40 ಕೋಟಿ ಡೀಲ್ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ! ಅಂತ ಪತ್ರಿಕೆಗಳು ಬರೆದಿದ್ದವು! -E60-Veerappan Raktacharitre-Ponnachi-#param". YouTube .
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