Russian sausage oligarch Pavel Antov (65) has died after falling from a window of the luxury Sai International Hotel in India.
He writes The newspaper referring to the newspaper The Telegraph.
Second death in a short time
The billionaire, who was formerly one of Russia’s largest sausage makers, was on vacation to celebrate his upcoming 66th birthday.
It is the second death that the hotel suffers in a short time. Last week, one of Antov’s traveling companions, Vladimir Bidenov, was found dead in his hotel room.
According to India NDTV news An anonymous police officer reportedly said he suspected Antov took his own life after becoming depressed over Bidenov’s death.
According to the Russian state news agency Tass, there is no suspicion that anything criminal is behind the death
He criticized the war
In July, Antov posted a story on messaging app Whatsapp criticizing the Russian invasion of neighboring Ukraine. He called the missile attack on Kiev “terrorism”.
It wasn’t long before Antov apologized for the post, claiming it was written and shared by someone else.
The 65-year-old is a member of President Vladimir Putin’s political party and said he was “a supporter of the president and a Russian patriot” and “shared goals” with the Kremlin in invading Ukraine.
