Overview
- Police in Goa asked media outlets not to publish unverified reports related to the killings in Mandrem and Arambol.
- Authorities say the detained Russian has changed his statements and may have been under the influence of drugs, so all assertions are being checked.
- A law‑enforcement source told TASS the suspect is identified as Alexey Leonov, born in 1996, who allegedly lived in Goa without a valid visa.
- The same source said Leonov allegedly confessed to a third killing of an Indian woman, a claim that remains under verification by investigators.
- A case for intentional murder has been opened, which in India carries penalties up to life imprisonment or the death penalty, and an extradition agreement could allow serving a sentence in Russia.