Police and paramilitary forces are moving towards a forested area where Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy's missing helicopter was last spotted but the helicopter search has been called off, Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Wednesday.

A sombre Chidambaram said that forest and revenue department officials were searching the area in and around Kurnool district "where we think the helicopter was last seen. We are keeping our fingers crossed".