Bodies of YSR, four others airlifted from Kurnool air base to Hyderabad

Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh), Sep.3 (ANI): The highly charred and decomposed bodies of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and four others were shifted to an Indian Air Force helicopter a short while ago, and the chopper has lifted off from the Kurnool air base for its onward journey to the state capital Hyderabad.

A post mortem of the bodies will take place in Hyderabad. The chopper is expected in the state capital at around 5 p.m.The dead chief minister's body will lie in state at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium from Friday morning till about 1 p.m. to allow the general public and the political leadership to pay their last respects. It will then be flown to his native village in Cuddapah District for final rites. (ANI)