Russian cremated in Hindu tradition

Kannur, Mar 7 (UNI) A young Russian tourist, who was killed in an accident in Kasargode, has been cremated at Payyambalam near here, according to the Hindu tradition.

The 30-year-old Roman Slyusarenko was killed on March 2 when his motorcycle collided with a bus at Kumbala in Kasaragod district.

The body, kept at the Pariyaram Medical college, was cremated at Payyambalam yesterday.

South India's Russian Consulate General in Chennai Vladislav V Antonyuk lit the pyre.

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