A chopper carrying Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy is missing for five hours since it took off from here, triggering concerns about his safety.

The government chopper with the 60-year-old Chief Minister on board took off at 8.45 AM and was scheduled to land at Chitoor district at 10.40 AM. However, it soon lost radio contact and has been untraceble.

“The helicopter carrying the Chief Minister has not yet been located and it has not yet landed in Kurnool district (as suggested by some reports),” Kurnool Deputy Superintendent of Police CH Srikant told PTI.

The incident has sent security agencies and bureacrats into a tizzy with top officials closeted at the secretariat here to monitor the situation.

State DGP S S P Yadav and Intelligence Chief Aravinda Rao and Chief Secretary Ramakanth Reddy are supervising the operations to trace the missing chopper.
source : ptinews.com