Another Russian tourist dies in Odisha’s Rayagada

Rayagada: Two days after a Russian tourist was found dead in a hotel here, another visitor from Russia died under mysterious circumstances today.

The deceased has been identified as Pavel Antov (65), said a source.

According to sources, Antov jumped off the third floor of the hotel in a suicide bid. On being informed, Anthem’s guide arranged an ambulance and rushed him to the district headquarters hospital (DHH). However, Antov was declared dead on arrival, sources said.

Antov jumped off the third floor of the hotel soon after attending the funeral of Russian tourist Vladimir Bydanov, who had been found dead inside the hotel room on Thursday (December 22), sources said.

The back-to-back deaths of two Russian tourists in Rayagada town have become a matter of concern for the district administration, sources added.

Notably, a group of Russian tourists, including Bydanov and Antov, had checked into the hotel on December 21 after visiting Daringibadi in Kandhamal district.