Russia’s wealthy lawmaker who ‘criticised Putin’ dies after falling off hotel window in Odisha

India

oi-Madhuri Adnal

New
Delhi,
Dec
27:
A
Russian
politician
who
criticised
Vladimir
Putin
for
Russia’s
invasion
in
Ukraine
died
after
falling
from
a
hotel
in
Odisha.

The
multi-millionaire
Pavel
Anthom
was
on
vacation
in
the
Rayagada
region
of
Odisha
where
he
was
celebrating
his
65th
birthday.
According
to
the
police,
he
was
allegedly
found
dead
having
fallen
out
of
a
third-floor
hotel
window.

This
is
the
second
death
of
Russian
lawmakers
within
a
week
in
the
same
hotel.
Earlier
on
December
22,
Vladimir
Bidenov,
Pavel’s
co-traveller,
was
found
dead.
He
was
found
lying
unconscious
in
his
room
on
the
first
floor
of
the
hotel
with
a
few
empty
wine
bottles
around
him.
When
rushed
to
the
district
hospital,
doctors
declared
him
dead.

Speaking
to
ANI,
owner
of
hotel
where
Russian
tourists
stayed
said,”On
21st
four
people
came
to
stay
in
our
hotel,
two
of
them
died
while
two
are
still
here.
We
are
waiting
for
their
documents
from
Russian
Embassy.
They’ll
leave.”

With
the
G20
Presidency
and
New
Delhi’s
unique
position,
why
India
could
resolve
the
Russia-Ukraine
conflict

”First
tourist
was
found
unconscious,
after
medical
examination
he
was
found
dead.
Second
tourist
was
mentally
disturbed
after
his
friend’s
cremation,
he
was
found
lying
on
hotel
premises.
When
taken
to
hospital,
he
was
found
dead.”

Vladimir
and
Pavel
were
part
of
a
four-member
group
of
Russian
tourists
who
along
with
their
guide
Jitendra
Singh
had
checked
into
the
hotel
in
Rayagada
town
on
Wednesday.

On
Pavel’s
death,
a
senior
police
officer
said
that
it
seemed
to
be
a
case
of
suicide.
“Pavel
was
in
depression
due
to
the
death
of
his
friend,”
he
said.
Police
said
they
are
investigating
Pavel’s
death
from
all
angles,
including
the
possibility
that
he
has
fallen
from
the
terrace
accidentally.
Two
other
members
of
the
group
were
asked
to
stay
back
and
coordinate
with
the
investigation,
the
officer
said.