Probe continues in Russians' deaths in Odisha, state cops rope in Delhi experts

The Crime Branch of the Indian Police Service is investigating the death of Russian lawmaker Pavel Antov, who fell from the rooftop of a three-star hotel in Rayagada, Odisha on December 24, two days after his friend Vladmir Byadanov was found dead inside the room they shared. Officials said they want to recreate the circumstances of Antov's fall in a simulation exercise to determine if he died accidentally or was pushed to his death. Two forensic experts from the Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Dr. T. D. Dogra and Dr. Ajendra Dangi, will help the Crime Branch in conducting the simulation.