A disturbing fourteenth death has puzzled this long list of enforced disappearances by Russian oligarchs since the Ukraine conflict began last February. Pavel Antov, an MP for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s party, was found in a pool of blood at the foot of the hotel where he was staying in India. In the photos of the Russian social network VK Pavel Antov appears in a bow tie suit, pipe in hand. This politician, at the head of a fortune estimated at $140 million according to Forbes Russia in 2019, was known as “the richest in Russia” MP. In June, the media attributed very critical statements about the war in Ukraine to him via the WhatsApp messaging system. The deputy had denied having written them.
Shortly before his death, his traveling companion and friend Vladimir Bidenov also died. “The heart attack that caused Vladimir Bidenov’s death was likely caused by alcohol abuse and a possible drug overdose,” explained Rajesh Pandit, the regional police chief, adding that “Pavel Antov was probably troubled by the death of his friend and onto the terrace.” left the hotel from which he probably fell to his death”. A statement that raises more questions than answers.