Russian Citizen in India: After the mysterious death of two people including a Russian MP in India, there was news of the disappearance of another Russian citizen. This incident is from Odisha, where there was a stir over the disappearance of a Russian person. Now news has come that the person who was said to be missing has been found.
Andrew Glagolev, a citizen of Russia, who was present in a market area near Bhubaneswar railway station, is now in the custody of the Government Railway Police (GRP). An officer from Odisha gave information about this. The official said that Andrew Glagolev was a self-proclaimed anti-Ukraine war activist. After the mysterious death of two Russians, including an anti-Putin Russian MP in Odisha, there were reports of the disappearance of Andrew Glagolev, which created a sensation in the state.
Russian citizen found after reports of missing
Andrew Glagolev, who is reportedly missing, was earlier seen holding placards with anti-war and anti-Putin slogans in the Odisha capital. It is almost a month ago that a man at Bhubaneswar railway station put up a placard with the lines “I am a Russian refugee, I am against war, I am against Putin, I am homeless, please help me”. Was taken in hand. It is being told that that person was Andrew Glagolev.
Suspicious death of Russian MP in hotel
Jaidev Biswajit, in-charge of Bhubaneshwar GRP, said that his (Andrew Glagolev) visa has expired and he has applied to the United Nations for asylum in India. At the same time, news also came that he was seen upset with the decision of the Russian government to attack Ukraine. Prior to that, a Russian MP (Pavel Antov), who was critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin, died suspiciously in a hotel in Odisha.
Russian man was living in Puri for 3 months
According to the police, the foreigner, who has been traced after reports of him going missing, is in Odisha for the last three months and was living in Puri. He is also a critic of Putin. An official said that at present he was present in a market area near Bhubaneswar railway station and he is now with the Government Railway Police (GRP).
Seeks refuge in India
According to the official, the Russian man says that he has applied for asylum to the Government of India through the United Nations, which is under consideration. He has shown some documents to the police regarding his visa, passport and asylum request. Police is verifying his documents and his intention.
Jaidev Biswajit, inspector in-charge of Bhubaneswar’s Government Railway Police Station, said, “After verifying the documents, we can say whether their stay is legal or illegal. Our experts will go through his documents. We have informed the higher authorities about the matter.”
‘No threat to him so far’
Inspector Jaidev also told that he had a small bag with some eatables and documents. He said, “So far we have not seen any danger on Andrew.” Right now he is with the police.