Indian security forces are investigating the sudden deaths of Wealthy Russian legislator who He reportedly lashed out at the Ukraine war and his companion in a luxury hotel in Odisha State.
the body of It was Pavel Antov, 65 years old found Saturday in a pool of the blood outside His dwellings in Eastern Odisha state where he was on holiday with Three other Russian citizens.
for him death It came two days later from another member of Traveling partywas Vladimir Bidenov found Unconscious after being exposed to an apparent heart attack In the same hotel and can not be revived.
Police said they were reviewing security camera footage, questioning hotel staff and waiting on Detailed autopsy reports, but so far there has been no sign of Error play.
“everybody possible angles in relation to death of Provincial police chief Rajesh Pandit told Agence France-Presse that two Russian nationals are being checked.
Bidenov’s heart attack was likely caused by binge drinking and a possible He said it was a drug overdose.
“So far it appears that Antoff accidentally fell from the hotel balcony,” he said added.
“may have been disturbed by death of And his friend went to the balcony of the hotel and was likely to fall into his hand death from there.”
The officer said that Antoff and his friends had arrived in the state in Mid December visited several locations before arriving at the hotel in Rayagada in start of last week.
Accompanying two local travel agents party It was also He was interrogated, at length with The other two Russian members of the holiday group.
Since 2018, Antoff has been a member of at the regional level parliament 150 kilometers (90 miles) east of Moscow, representing United Russia for President Vladimir Putin party.
before entering politics He founded the food processing company Vladimirsky Standart and in 2019 was ranked the richest among all parliamentarians and senior Officials in The country in the Russian version of Forbes Magazine.
In June, Russian media He posted a WhatsApp message attributed to Antov that said missile strikes from the Kremlin on Ukraine was a “terrorist”.
Antoff took to the Russians social media network VK to deny writing The message that insists on his support for Russia.”special military proces” in Ukraine.
Antoff death I was announced in Russia MP head of Vladimir Legislative Assembly, Vyacheslav Kartukhin, on cable.
“K result of Tragic circumstances, our colleague, a successful businessman, philanthropist Pavel Genrikhovich Antov died. on behalf of of deputies of United Russia faction, express my condolences to family and friends.”
Antoff was one of richest politicians. In 2018, Forbes estimated his fortune at 10 billion rubles ($146 million).
Russian Consul General in Kolkata India cityAlexei Edamkin, said to the Russian state-run TASS news Agency: “Tourist group of four people He was vacationing in a hotel in ryagada. Last Thursday, Russia’s Vladimir B. According to the police, the cause of This was a heart attack. last Saturday , second Russian, vice of Legislative Assembly of Vladimir regionPavel Antov fell out of the window “.
“We are following the investigation closely and getting everything information from the Odisha Police”.
