The body of pro-Putin regional politician Vladimir Egorov, 46, has been found after a suspected fall from a third-floor window.
A member of the ruling party United Russia, he was a prominent and wealthy politician in oil-rich Tobolsk in western Siberia.
The Tobolsk City Duma dropped to his death from the third-floor window of a home on Kedrovaya Street in Tobolsk in the Tyumen Oblast, Russian Telegram channel Baza, which has links to Russian security services, reported.
One source said there was ‘no visible sign of a criminal death on the [politician’s] body’. Pathologists are to examine the cause of death.
His corpse was found in the yard of his house, according to reports.
According to the 72 news outlet, Egorov may have suffered from heart problems.
‘One of the most likely reasons is heart problems,’ a source told the publication.
Heart issues are frequently given as the explanation of multiple untimely or suspicious deaths among prominent people in Russia since the start of the war against Ukraine.
How this related to falling around 30ft from a third-floor window is unclear.
The report said: ‘In the near future pathologists will conduct an autopsy to establish the true cause of Egorov’s death.’
News outlet Baza reported: ‘Police are now investigating what exactly caused his fall.’
A trained lawyer with business interests, he had earlier been forced to leave the city administration in 2016 after a corruption scandal for which he was ultimately not convicted.
He returned to politics and was the wealthiest local deputy in Tobolsk.
He leaves behind a wife and two children.
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