Russia Responds After Putin Critic Lawmaker "Fell Out Of Window" In Odisha
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Notably, Pavel Antov, who was an MP in Russia, had recently sent out a message criticising Russian attacks on Ukraine, but had later retracted the statement.
The Russian embassy today said the Odisha police haven't yet found any criminal link in the death of two of its citizen at the same hotel in the state within two days. Pavel Antov and Vladimir Bidenov died at the same hotel in Odisha's Rayagada district two days apart, according to local media reports, triggering suspicions of a hit-job, as Russian President Vladimir Putin's critics have died in similar ways in Russia as well.
Notably, Pavel Antov, who was a lawmaker in Russia, had recently sent out a message criticising Russian attacks on Ukraine, but had later retracted the statement, according to several reports. He died after falling from the third floor of his hotel, two days after his fellow traveller was found dead there.
Pavel Antov, 65, was found lying in a pool of blood outside the hotel on Saturday, police said, adding that they suspected it to be suicide as Mr Antov was reportedly depressed after his friend's death.
Vladimir Bidenov, Mr Antov's co-traveller, was found dead at the same hotel on December 22. He was found lying unconscious in his room on the first floor of the hotel, with a few empty wine bottles around him.
