Putin critic and Russian MP Pavel Antov and his buddy died underneath mysterious circumstances in India

On December 22 and 25, two Russian vacationers died underneath mysterious circumstances in a resort in Odisha, India. As per stories, on December 21, 4 Russian vacationers checked into Sai International Hotel in Rayagada, Odisha. One of them, Vladimir Budanov, was discovered lifeless contained in the resort room on December 22. Reports recommend that Budanov died from a coronary heart assault, and Pavel Antov allegedly dedicated suicide after attending his funeral on December 25. Superintendent of Police Vivekananda Sharma confirmed the 2 deaths to the information company ANI.

He was rushed to the district headquarters hospital (DHH), the place he was declared introduced lifeless. The Russian vacationers had checked in on the resort after visiting Daringbadi hill station in district Kandhamal. Vladimir’s son had requested the police to cremate his father at Rayagada itself. The Russian Embassy was additionally knowledgeable that he wouldn’t be capable to attain the place.

The deceased Russians had been President Putin’s critic

As per stories, one of many Russian vacationers who died in a span of three days was a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Dubbed the ‘highest-earning elected politician’ in Russia, Antov was a multi-millionaire. He was elected PM by the primary pro-Putin occasion, United Russia. He has been an open critic of the President for the continued warfare in Ukraine. Antov was in India with three of his pals to have fun his 66th birthday.

The Russian Counsel General in Kolkata, Alexei Idamkin, mentioned in an announcement that Antov died after he fell out of a resort window. He mentioned, “We are closely following the investigation and receiving all the information from the Odisha police.”

In June this yr, Antov had termed the Russia-Ukraine warfare as Russian ‘terror’ wounding Ukrainian civilians. He additionally highlighted a missile strike, following which a woman was pulled out from underneath the rubble. The woman’s father had died within the assault. He had mentioned, “The mother is trying to be pulled out with a crane – she is trapped under a slab. To tell the truth, it is extremely difficult to call this anything other than terror.”

Following his remarks, he was underneath intense strain, after which he withdrew his feedback and apologised for a similar. In a social media submit, he had known as his assertion ‘an unfortunate misunderstanding’ and a ‘technical error’. He backed President Putin and mentioned he all the time had supported him and sincerely backed the navy operations.