In a twisted story of a live-in relationship in Goa, a Russian citizen was arrested for allegedly killing his associate after her physique was present in a rented room in north Goa’s Arambol. The grotesque discovery was made by the owner, who discovered the lady along with her throat slit, police stated.
As reported by HT earlier, the accused, recognized as Aleksei Leonov, was taken into custody within the early hours of Friday, at round 4am. The investigators stated the physique of the 37-year-old girl, Elena Kasthanova, was found on Thursday along with her arms tied behind her again, pointing to a violent assault.
“The accused assaulted his pal who he was staying with and wrongfully restrained her, brought on her a number of accidents and slit her neck with a pointy weapon,” a police officer stated on situation of anonymity.
Police additional confirmed that Kasthanova, who had been staying in Goa since 2024, was believed to be in a live-in relationship with Leonov.
Led cops to second sufferer
However simply when the case couldn’t get any darker, the 37-year-old accused confessed to killing one other girl.
Throughout interrogation, Leonov led police to the physique of a second sufferer, Elena Vaneeva, additionally 37, in close by Morjim. The motive for the killings remains to be unclear, and police stated the investigation is at an early stage to invest something.
The probe continues as authorities are accumulating proof, together with the alleged homicide weapon, and each our bodies have been despatched for autopsy examination.
Leonov has been booked below sections 103 (homicide) and 126(2) (wrongful restraint) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
(With inputs from Gerard de Souza)
