Chopper crash: Relatives, friends mourn CSO Wesley's demise

A pall of gloom descended at the residence of ASC Wesley, chief security officer (CSO) of chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy who was among the five killed in the chopper crash in dense Nallamala forest area at Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh.
    
Relatives, friends and colleagues of the police officer started gathering at his residence in Shantinagar colony today after hearing the tragic death of Reddy and four others including Wesley, who was accompanying the chief minister.

Wesley (44) is survived by his wife, a 10-year-old son and a six-year-old daughter.

Additional Director General of Police (Law & Order) AK Khan and other police officers visited CSO's house and paid their condolences.

Wesley, who hails from Ongole in Prakasam district, was selected as Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) after appearing for his group-1 examination in 1998.

A post-graduate from Madras University, he completed his law from Osmania University.

Before taking over as chief security officer of the chief minister three months ago, he worked as Additional DCP of Task Force.

Wesley also worked as ACP of Rajendranagar division under Cyberabad Police Commissionerate and was earlier ASP at the Chief Minister's home district Kadapa.

The neighbours of Jyothi Sai Ganesh apartments where Wesley resides described him as "soft spoken" and always smiling.