Another One Bites the Dust

BANGALORE,
India — Police have shot dead India’s most wanted bandit, Koose Muniswamy
Veerappan, accused of chopping up many of the more than 100
people he killed, officials said yesterday.

Every once in a while, there come along Very Bad Men with enough
verve and style that when they are eventually removed from the scene
by the forces of
order, as they invariably are, one feels a twinge of regret, if only
for the impoverishment of the news stream their passing represents.

We place in this category Idi
Amin Dada, Haille
Selassie, John
Dillinger and
Papa Doc
Duvalier & Son. It looks like we need to add this
guy.

The bandit, who was in his 50s, sported a long twirling moustache, wore
military camouflage, and had bloodshot eyes. He was dubbed the "Jungle
Cat" for his deep knowledge of the forests and his ability to
imitate wild animal sounds.

Hey, he sounds exactly like the Dowbrigade! We are
well-known for our mongoose and wombat imitations….

Indian media reports said he chopped rivals into pieces before throwing
them into rivers, killed policemen as they slept, and once beheaded
a senior forest official.

Well, maybe not EXACTLY like the Dowbrigade…

From the Boston
Globe (Reuters)