Russian musician detained in India released for unexpected reason

St. Petersburg musician, detained on the Indo-Nepal border in 2016, after 10 years of legal proceedings found innocent by the Supreme court of India. According to the Base Telegram channel, the 19-year-old was arrested with 1.9 kg of drugs.

The Russian claims that the banned substances were planted by border guards who demanded a bribe for crossing the border.

The musician spent almost 10 years under house arrest, while his defense challenged the verdicts in courts of various instances. The decisive factor for the justification was the fate of his cocker spaniel.

At the time of detention, the dog was with the young man, and Indian law enforcement officers seized the animal as evidence. However, the dog was not documented, and soon lost - presumably just thrown out on the street, where he died.

The judge of the Supreme Court considered that if the security forces could not properly take care of the fate of the dog and formalize its seizure, then they are not able to prove the guilt of the accused. As a result, the Russian was released in the courtroom.

He had no hope of finding his pet.

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