Bangalore, Dec 10: Karnataka cabinet on Monday decided to double the reward on forest brigand Veerappan`s head from Rs 10 million to Rs 20 million. This was announced by Chief Minister S M Krishna after a two-hour long cabinet meeting.
The cabinet also decided to request Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to convene a meeting of the Chief Ministers of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, where Veerappan operates, to work in coordination to nab the bandit. Krishna said the Centre would be requested to involve officials of the home ministry and defence ministry in the meeting to provide logistical support for the operations against Veerappan.
He ruled out a CBI enquiry into the killing of Nagappa and said police team had already been drafted for the probe. Bureau Report