A Russian MP named Pavel Antov was found dead in a hotel room in India on December 25, 2023. Antov was traveling in India with a group of friends. They had arrived in Rayagada, Odisha, on December 21 to celebrate Antov’s birthday. On December 22, Antov’s friend, Vladimir Bidenov, was found dead in their hotel room.
Russian MP Pavel Antov Found Dead in Hotel in India
Pavel Antov, a Russian sausage tycoon, died after falling from a third-floor hotel window in Rayagada, Odisha, India, while on vacation to celebrate his 66th birthday.
The four Russian tourists arrived in India on December 19, 2022, for a 15-day tour of tribal areas in Odisha and the northeastern states. They flew from Delhi to Bhubaneswar for their Odisha leg of the tour.
The Russian nationals, Vladimir Bidenov (61), Pavel Antov (65), Natalia Pansasenko (44), and Mikhail Turov (64), arrived in Odisha for a vacation. They first traveled to Daringbadi and other parts of the Kandhamal district before continuing to Rayagada, where they stayed at the Sai International Hotel. They were accompanied by Jitendra Singh, an Indian tourist guide from Delhi.
What We Know So Far About the Death of Pavel Antov
Vladimir Bidenov who died on 22 December 2022 in Sai International Hotel was cremated on 24 December at a local crematory in the presence of the other russians Pavel Antov, Natalia Pansasenko, and Mikhail Turov. After Bidenov’s death, Antov was shifted to 309 on the second floor, the room next to the one occupied by the couple.
The Hotel Staff said that the group had checked into the hotel for one night at around 4 pm on 21 December. Pavel Antov and Vladimir Bidenov were both drunk. The hotel staff had to help them both get to room 203 on the first floor, because they were too drunk to walk. The next morning at 9am, Bidenov was found dead in his room, with liquor bottles around him. They had ordered beer from the hotel bar the night before.
On 24 December, after Vladimir Bidenov was cremated, the three Russian nationals returned to the hotel and were sitting around the reception . Soon Antov went upstairs looking angry. Staff assumed that he must be drunk, hence misbehaving with the hotel staff too. His strange behaviour was reported to the management of the Hotel.
Around 7 PM when the staff did not find him in his room, nearly half a dozen hotel staff including the kitchen manager went up to the terrace to look for Antov. They found him on the roof of the building adjoining the hotel. His eyes were open and he was struggling to breathe. Hotel staff immediately called the ambulance and police, who arrived quickly. The tour guide took him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Hotel Staff reported that the sausage tycoon jumped from the roof but Russia’s consul general Alexei Idamkin insisted he fell from a window. This was the first contradiction of the statement about Pavel’s Death. Photographs show he was found on the adjacent building roof.
Cremation of the Bodies of Pavel Antov and Vladimir Bidenov
Both Pavel and Bidenov were cremated at a cremation ground which was around 5 KM from the hotel. This cremation ground is managed by is managed by a local teacher and not the government . Hence no registers are maintained of cremations or death certificates.
Questions Raises On Pavel Antov’s Cremation And Not Burial
Amid questions about why two Russian tourists, including Putin critic Pavel Antov, were cremated in Odisha instead of being buried, the state Crime Branch has learned from their family members that Antov’s mother was also cremated in Russia,
Antova Anna Pavlovna, Antov’s 35-year-old daughter said that Antov’s mother was cremated in Russia a few years ago. She did not object to her father’s cremation, as the practice is common in Russia. She added that people in Russia both bury and cremate bodies.
Antov had been living alone in Russia after his divorce from both of his wives. His estranged family members did not express any interest in taking his body back to Russia for last rites.
Bydanov Anton Vladimirovich, Vladimir’s 28-year-old son, and Antova Anna Pavlovna, Antov’s 35-year-old daughter, sent their official written consent for the cremation of the bodies and gave power of attorney to Turov Mikhail, who accompanied the deceased to Odisha, to perform the funeral and collect the ashes. The Rayagada police had received the power of attorney from the Russian Consulate General office in Kolkata.
The Rayagada police allowed the cremation of Antov and his associate ,Vladimir Bydanov, after receiving power of attorney from their respective family members.
A prominent lawyer and Congress MP Manish Tewari has raised eyebrows over the cremation of two Russian tourists upon their deaths under mysterious circumstances in a hotel at Rayagada.
Investigation For Cause of Death of Russian MP Pavel Antov
The body of Russian sausage tycoon Pavel Antov, who is believed to have died after falling from the terrace of a hotel in Odisha in a case of suspected suicide, had no visible external injuries or blood stains when it was brought to the Rayagada district hospital on 24 December 2022.
Pavel Antov’s viscera sample wasn’t retained “since there was no request from the doctors” to preserve his viscera sample.
What has raised suspicion about Antov’s death is that he was a known critic of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In June, he appeared to react in a WhatsApp message to a Russian missile attack on a residential area in Kyiv. The message was later deleted, and Antov made a social media post reaffirming his support for Russian President Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine.
Indian Police Detain Russian Citizen in Connection with Death of Pavel Antov
The Government Railway Police had detained Andrew Glagolev, a 58-year-old Russian citizen, after local media reported that he was missing. Glagolev was sitting at Bhubaneswar railway station with a placard that said, “I am a Russian refugee. I am against war and against Putin. I am homeless.” He is said to be again missing after a month.
Who Was Pavel Antov?
Pavel Antov was born on 22 December 1957 in Voskresensk near Moscow.
In his early childhood , Antov was very interested in Artifacts. He used to search ruins of ancient houses and found many interesting artifacts. Soon he had collected his first collection of stamps and postcards with works of art.
As a boy, Pavel along with his cousins would help his grandmother, who lived in the village of Klimovo, Moscow region, in harvesting currants and berries. She paid them a small amount for their help.
In school, Antov’s favorite subject was Biology. He dreamt of becoming a Doctor and later joined S. M. Kirov Military Medical Academy in Saint Petersburg. Pavel has to give up his goal due to an injury received during service. But during this stint, he began to understand the artistic and historical value of the exhibits. The knowledge later helped him in antique business and philanthropic activities.
In 1985, Antov Pavel moved to city of Vladimir and worked as a psychiatrist at Hospital No. 4. At an age of 30 he headed the Regional Mental Hospital in Kolchugino. Eventually Antov became a Deputy of the District Council.
The hospital was closed after the collapse of the USSR. Antov tried different businesses and finally in 2000 “Vladimir Standard” was founded in 2000 as a small production of sausages and frozen semi-finished products.
Antov Pavel also united over 400 artists under “Art Union Zebra”. Antov also financed and promoted the Russian Troika Festival (officially known as Vladimirsky Trakt Festival) in Vladimir Region.
In 2018, Antov Pavel was elected as a deputy in the Legislative Assembly of Vladimir Oblast. In 2019, Forbes Russia listed him as the richest deputy in Russia.
What We Didn’t Knew About Tour Details of Pavel Antov
Pavel Antonov and the other three Russians came to India on a ‘India Tribal Tour‘ according to Pragya Chandra, director of operations of Trip India Private Limited . They had booked the trip “India Tribal Tour” package which included some places of Odisha and few for in North East states. The total trip duration was of 14 nights and 15 days.
Pavel Antov had booked the package through phone and e-mail communication . Due to the current sanction on Russia by the United States, they were not able to transact online payments for their tour booking. Russian guests were unable to pay the trip fees online due to the internet and fast money transfer issues in Russia and had promised to pay cash in India. The tour company said that their money is still pending and none of the russian tourists family have paid them.
Family And Children of Pavel Antov
Pavel Antov was married twice. The first marriage tok place when he in his 30s. He had a daughter named Antova Anna Pavlovna from this marriage. She is said to be well versed in atleast three foreign languages. She worked earlier at Kaspersky Lab, Moscow. In 2022 she joined Raritet Group of Companies LLC. The wife divorced him later
Pavel second marriage also failed and they too divorced later.
Pavel Antov Loved To Travel
- Pavel Antov was a businessman who loved to travel.
- He had visited all of Europe, but his favorite destinations were exotic countries like Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, Hong Kong, China, and Myanmar.
- India was also one of Antov’s favorite destinations. He shared many photos on his social media page from his trips to India, from the snow-capped peak of Everest to washing his feet in the Ganges.
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