Russian sausage tycoon Pavel Antov dies in Indian hotel fall

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Antov had set up the Vladimir Standard company in the 2000s and became a well-regarded lawmaker in the city of Vladimir. IMAGE SOURCE: PAVEL ANTOV/VK

 

By Paul Kirby
BBC News

Russian sausage tycoon Pavel Antov has been found dead at an Indian hotel, two days after a friend died during the same trip.

 

They were visiting the eastern state of Odisha and the millionaire, who was also a local politician, had just celebrated his birthday at the hotel.

 

Antov was a well known figure in the city of Vladimir, east of Moscow. Last summer he denied criticising Russia's war in Ukraine after a message appeared on his WhatsApp account.

 

Full story: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64101437

 

-- © Copyright BBC 2022-12-28

[pgrahmm]

Somebody's consolidating wealth & control....

[bamnutsak]

The list of Russian oligarchs who've "passed away", especially since the Ukraine Invasion, is staggering.

 

My favorite so far is Ravil Maganov, a Lukoil executive, who tripped and fell while smoking.

 

I think the whole point is to make sure everyone knows who murdered these people.

 

Updated: A list of oligarchs and Putin critics found dead since Ukraine war

 

https://www.euronews.com/2022/09/22/accidental-defenestration-and-murder-suicides-too-common-among-russian-oligarchs-and-putin

 

 

Edited December 28, 2022 by bamnutsak

[ballpoint]

I wonder when some of the remaining oligarchs will get together and spend a bit of their money on securing their futures by eliminating the cause of the problem?