On rumours claiming that the encounter was staged, he said, "I cannot react to that, you have every liberty to come to any conclusion."
"We believe the gangmen killed in the encounter were from Veerappan's core group, but there might have been some accomplices too," he said.
Vijaykumar also called out to some of the STF personnel involved in the operation and thanked them for their hard work and bravery.
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