Bhubaneswar: Another Crime Branch team consisting of four officers has been formed and despatched to Raygada to probe the death of two Russian tourists-Vladimir Bidenov and his co-traveller Pavel Antov (65), a Russian deputy (lawmaker) of the Legislative Assembly of the Vladimir Region and multi-millionaire businessman who have died under mysterious circumstances in a hotel in Raygada.
The team led by DSP Saroj Kant Mahanto has 01 Inspector, 01 SI, and 01 ASI. This apart, it has 02 forensic experts and photographers to assist the CID-CB team, said an official press release.
The team is entrusted with the responsibility of visiting the spot, examining the witnesses and identifying and collecting evidence from the spot and local police, and taking follow-up action.
The CID-CB team on the basis of examination has elicited some information about the family members of the deceased persons, the release said.
The CID-CB is in the process of contacting them so as to cross-check the veracity of information collected during the examination of Panasenko Natalia and Turov Mikhail, the couple who were part of the four-member tourist team from Russia.
The CID-CB team is continuing with the examination of the two Russian nationals Panasenko Natalia and Turov Mikhail and trying to ascertain the exact sequence of events that took place. Both the Russian tourists are fully cooperating with the enquiry, the release said.
According to the release, the team has examined their interpreter Jitendra Singh and tried to ascertain the veracity of the chain of events and crosscheck it with the information collected from Russian nationals.
The CID-CB team has further collected copies of documents regarding their travel in India. The travel itinerary of the Russian tourists, their booking at different hotels, airlines, and travel company are being verified, the release said.
The release further said that efforts are being made to collect medical health records of the deceased persons adding enquiry into the incident is continuing.
