Awaiting details on Pavel from Russian embassy: DGP

Two Russian tourists, one of whom is said to be a critic of Vladimir Putin, die in a strange way in Odisha, India, within two days of each other. The police decide to take over the investigation from the Rayagada district police, who were initially investigating the deaths as natural causes. The police are still investigating whether the men were killed because of their political views, but they have not yet been able to confirm any of the reports about the men's backgrounds. The men's families have given their written consent for their cremation, and the deputy inspector general of the Southwestern Range says the postmortems have been done and the reports are awaited.