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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YSR Reddy's helicopter, which was reported to be missing on its way from Karnool to Chitoor, landed safely at Kurnool. But there is no official confirmation on Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy's whereabouts.

There are conflicting reports on the Chief Minister's whereabouts. According to the CM office, the Chief Minister is safe and is travelling by road. The sources say, when they landed, there was a call from one of the security guards and he said that the CM was safe.

The reason why Reddy's whereabouts are not being disclosed is because the area is heavily forested and Naxal-infested. Therefore, for security concerns, the information was not being given out. It will take about 4-6 hours to come out of the area by road, there is also heavy rainfall in the district.

However, Home Ministry is yet not confirming whether CM Reddy has been traced or not. View Larger Map

According to CNN-IBN, Reddy was finally found at Kurnool guest house after a two-hour frantic search involving Army helicopters and security agencies. According to sources, Kurnool district officials traced Reddy and took him to the guest house, channel said.

However, the state police chief as well as local police have refused to go on record confirming CM's safe landing and whereabouts.

Meanwhile, Home Ministry is monitoring the situation closely. Army helicopters have been pressed into service. He was scheduled to land at 10.45 am at Chitoor, but his chopper went off radar due to bad weather.