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5000 CRPF personnel involved in search for Andhra CM | At least 5,000 personnel of the Central Reserve
Police Force (CRPF) have reportedly been deployed for the search of missing Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajshekhar Reddy. State Government sources said the
CRPF personnel would move along the same route that the chief minister took, notwithstanding
the inclement weather. It is reported also that the eleven choppers, including
four from the Indian Air Force (IAF), may call off their aerial search soon due
to dwindling light. The Andhra Pradesh Government has separately set up 14 teams,
each consisting of eight members (112 personnel), to search for Reddy and the
seven-seater Bell chopper in which he was traveling to Chitoor District. Local
villagers have also been provided with torches and other equipment to help in
the search of an area that is dominated by Naxals. The State Government has also
asked the Central Government to provide it with an unmanned aircraft and all-weather
Fokker aircraft for the search operation in the Nanamalla and Seer Sailam forest
ranges, where the chopper is believed to have made an emergency landing due to
bad weather. At least seven choppers, including four from the Indian Air Force
(IAF) have been pressed into the rescue operation. The State Government has also
said that it will be giving a fresh update on the situation at 7 p.m.
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