The CID of Odish💙a Police on Saturday seized burnt remnants of two Russian nationals including a lawmaker from the cremation ground at Rayagada for forensic examination as part of its probe into the mystery over the twin deaths of the foreigners.
The CID of Odisha Police on Sat𒉰urday seized burnt remnants of two Russian nationals including a lawmaker
The CID of Odish💙a Police on Saturday seized burnt remnants of two Russian nationals including a lawmaker from the cremation ground at Rayagada for forensic examination as part of its probe into the mystery over the twin deaths of the foreigners.
The CID which is probing the deat🅰hs of Vladimir Bidenov (61) and Pavel Antov (65), a lawmaker in Russia, also dur🌌ing the day completed recording the statement of two fellow tourists of the deceased Russians.
"Seizure of burnt remnants of the deceased could be useful for future investigation in the case," a senior official involved in the invꦰestigation said.
Odisha’s premier in𝐆vestigating agency was also planning to take the help of Interpol as the investigatio🌠n may require interrogation and examination of certain people in Russia, an official said, adding that "We are yet to take a final decision in this regard."
"Recording of state🐼ment of accompanying Russian couple namely Turov Mikhail and Pane Senko Natalia with the assistance of interpreter and of tourist guide Jitendra Singh completed with audio-video recording of the whole process," a statement issued by the C𝔉ID said.
Of the four Russians visiting Odisha’s Rayagada district, Bidenov died on December 22 while Antov succumbed ♑to a fall from height on December 24. The local police ba💙sed on the permission given by the deceased persons family members and the Russian Consulate, Kolkata cremated both the bodies.
While police preserved the 🔥viscera of Bidenov, the ꦕsame was not done in the case of Antov.
A team of CID sleuths also thoroughly checked the two rooms of the h♎otel where the deceased persons were staying, the off🐼icial said, adding that some articles were also seized from the rooms.
The investigating agency has also colle🥂cted the list of guests who visited the hotel at Rayagada from December 21 to December 27. "The address and other details o꧂f guests are obtained for verification," the official said.
The CID team also obtained the li🃏st of hotel staff and they are being examined by the team, the official added.