The CBI has ruled out any conspiracy or sabotage behind the helicopter crash that killed former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy. The agency also said the accident could have been averted by the pilots.
The CBI submitted a report on the death of YSR and four others in the helicopter crash to the Andhra Pradesh government and the Kurnool district magistrate on Friday.
“The inquiry ruled out any conspiracy or sabotage and concluded that the helicopter crash was an accident which could have been averted had the pilots taken a decision to terminate the journey or change the flight path in view of the adverse weather conditions,” CBI spokesperson Harsh Bhal said. “A detailed and very exhaustive inquiry was carried out by the CBI. During the inquiry, several witnesses were examined and the assistance of experts from the NAL, Bengaluru, Institute of Aerospace Med-icine, Bengaluru, CFSL, Hyderabad, New Delhi and Chandigarh, Rotary Wing Society of India, Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad and several others was taken,” he said.