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Russian Who Had ‘Disappeared’ Spotted Near Railway Station In Odisha: Cops


Russian who has 'disappeared' discovered near train station in Odisha: Police

Bhubaneswar:

The Russian man, who has “disappeared” amid the mystery surrounding the deaths of two other men, including a lawmaker from the same country in Odisha recently, was found on Saturday.

Andrew Glagolev, a self-proclaimed anti-Ukrainian activist, lives in a market near Bhubaneswar train station and is currently in the custody of the Government Railway Police (GRP), an official said.

Bhubaneswar GRP curator Jaydev Biswajit said his visa has expired and he has applied for asylum at the United Nations in India.

The Russian MP is a critic of President Vladimir Putin while Glagolev, who has been in Puri, has also shared the same opinion, having previously been seen in the capital of Odisha holding placards with anti-war and anti-Putin slogans, seek financial assistance.

About a month ago, this man was seen at Bhubaneswar train station holding a placard that read: “I’m a Russian refugee, I’m against the War, I’m against Putin, I’m Homeless Please help me”.

A photo of the man holding the placard, clicked by several passengers, went viral after the deaths of his countrymen – legislator and businessman Pavel Antov and his traveling companion. he is Vladimir Bidenov – in a hotel in the Rayagada district.

“Today we detained him for investigation purposes. His documents are being verified. The relevant officials are checking whether he is allowed to stay in India. His visa has expired. A decision will be made later on what to do with him,” the GRP official said.

Gleganov, who is from Moscow, has been in India since 2016.

“He applied for asylum in India through the United Nations in 2017. He has no source of income in India and requires financial help from random people. He said he got more help from the Indians than he anticipated,” said Biswajit.

When he was discovered at the station a month ago, the GRP questioned him.

“The police had no reason to suspect any wrongdoing in connection with his disappearance at the time, as the Rayagada incident occurred later,” said a railway police official. senior told PTI.

Two Russians who died have been cremated and CID is investigating their deaths.

(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and was automatically generated from the aggregate feed.)

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