Hyderabad, Sep 3 - The body of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, who was killed in a helicopter crash, was brought to this state capital Thursday evening.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter carrying YSR's body landed at the old airport at Begumpet. State ministers and senior leaders of the ruling Congress received the casket at the airport.

It was then taken to the chief minister's camp office, where his family members and close relatives and friends were present.

The bodies of YSR's Special Secretary P. Subrahmanyam, chief security officer A.S.C. Wesley and pilots S.K. Bhatia and M.S. Reddy were also being brought here before being sent to their respective home towns.