PANAJI: The legal counsel for the Russian consulate in Goa, Vikram Varma, on Saturday said there is suspicion of foul play in the death of 24-year-old Alexandra Ri Djavi. Further, he expressed confidence that Goa police would conduct a thorough investigation in the case.
Djavi was found hanging on Thursday in a rented room in Siolim.
Speaking to TOI, Varma said, “I have been informed that in 2019, before the pandemic, there had been an incident with Djavi in Chennai, wherein she was allegedly blackmailed for sexual favours by a photographer. The local police, after conducting a preliminary inquiry, had found enough evidence to lodge an FIR and arrest the accused. At this stage of the case, every bit of material information could assist the Goa police in deciding whether there is any cause for suspicion of foul play. All information available will be shared with the police,” he said
Anjuna police said on Friday that there is no foul play in the cases.
Anjuna police on Thursday received information from the Siolim public health centre that Djavi, 24, was brought dead in an 108 (ambulance). Upon enquiry, it was revealed that the deceased lived in a rented room with her boyfriend at Gublawaddo-Oxel, Siolim.
PI Suraj Gawas said the deceased was “mentally-disturbed” and under medication. “In the absence of her boyfriend, she died by suicide by hanging herself to a ceiling fan hook in the kitchen with a red sari,” he had said.
The incident took place between 3.30pm and 6.30pm. When her boyfriend reached the rented room, he found the main door latched from inside, and no response from the deceased.
