Sputnik V Scientist Found Dead in Moscow Apartment, Russian Authorities Launch Investigation into His Murder

Russia: A leading scientist who worked on the creation of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines was found strangled to death in his Moscow apartment on Friday, and the Russian authorities have launched an investigation. One of the 18 scientists who worked on the Sputnik V vaccine at the Gamaleya National Research Center, which was released in 2020, was the virologist Andrey Botikov, who is 47 years old. According to local news reports, he was discovered strangled with a belt at his Rogova Street residence on March 2.

He had survived the assault

It was earlier claimed that he had survived the assault after a burglar broke into his house. The Investigative Committee of Russia (ICR) has now launched an investigation into the incident and has focused on a 29-year-old man who is alleged to have killed the scientist with a belt following a dispute.

Criminal investigation was ongoing

The attacker was apprehended "in the shortest possible time," according to a statement from ICR's Moscow division, which also said that a criminal investigation was ongoing. "He confessed to being guilty during the interrogation and was then charged. The defendant was previously charged with committing a serious crime, "Read the declaration.

Botikov was a well-known scientist

The suspect's name is Alexei Z, and according to Russian media, he has previously served 10 years in prison for offering sex services. Botikov was a well-known scientist in the nation who developed the vaccine and received the Order of Merit for the Fatherland. Botikov was a senior scientist at the Russian State Collection of Viruses D.I. Ivanovsky Institute of Virology prior to his work on the Sputnik V vaccine.

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Pavel Antov was discovered dead

His passing occurs in the wake of the alleged suicide of Russian General Vladimir Makarov at his rural home last month. Similar to this, Russian business magnate Pavel Antov, who was visiting India, was discovered dead after he fell out of a hotel window. The wealthy businessman was on vacation in Odisha, an eastern state, where he was commemorating his 66th birthday.

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