Vrindavan: There was a sensation on Monday when the dead body of a foreign devotee was found in the Russian Building located on Parikrama Marg. The devotees had not come out of their flat for the last four-five days. The building staff feared something untoward when foul smell came from the flat on Monday afternoon. He knocked the door, but got no response from inside. When the police arrived on information, they broke the latch of the door and entered inside and found the devotees lying dead. The police have taken the body into their custody and kept it in the mortuary of Bhakti Vedanta Hospital for post-mortem.
The deceased was a resident of Costa Rica
The deceased has been identified as 60-year-old Gallardo Andrique, resident of flat number 713 of Russian Building. He was originally a resident of Costa Rica, a country in Central America. For the last few years, while living in Vrindavan, he was engrossed in worship and devotion in the ISKCON temple. It has been told that he used to meet other devotees living in the building every day, but was not seen by anyone for the last four-five days. At around 1 pm on Monday afternoon, the employees felt a strong foul smell coming from their flat. After this he informed the police.
Fear of death due to disease
Ramanreti outpost in-charge sub-inspector Shubhanshu Yadav said that the police reached the spot and tried to open the door of the flat, but there was no response from inside. After this, the police reached inside by breaking the door latch. There Gallardo Andrique was found dead. During interrogation of other devotees living in the building, it was revealed that he was ill for some time. Initially, it is feared that he may have died due to illness. However, the actual cause of death will be known only after the post mortem report comes. The police have also informed the concerned embassy about the matter.