In the Tambov region, the deputy head of the regional administration, Gleb Chulkov, was killed, who was under house arrest on charges of attempted fraud. The fact of the death of a man was confirmed by TASS, the official representative of the regional department of the Investigative Committee, Elena Karsna.

The ministry did not begin to disclose the details of Chulkov’s death, explaining that a check is being carried out on this subject.

“We confirm the fact of death. Upon the fact of his death, the investigating authorities of the regional investigative department of the Investigative Committee of Russia organized a procedural audit, in the framework of which the circumstances of his death will be established, ”Kärsnu quotes the agency.

According to local media, the body of the vice-governor was found on Sunday morning under the windows of the apartment building where his mother lives. It was at this address that he was under house arrest. Arriving at the place of doctors ascertained the death of an official.

According to RIA Novosti, the administration of the Tambov region confirmed that the incident occurred at 6:00 in the morning local time. According to published information, Chulkov fell out of the window of the apartment on the fifth floor.

“The message to the emergency services on duty at 6:05 was received from Chulkov’s mother, whose place of residence he was under house arrest,” the agency quoted the administration as saying.

Note that the official was detained in mid-October 2019. He was suspected of attempted fraud to steal the property of the Rasskazovsky Market complex, which is state-owned. The court decided to send the suspect under house arrest.

Chulkov passed the case, initiated under part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code (“Fraud committed by an organized group or on a particularly large scale”). The punishment under this article involves up to ten years in prison with a fine of up to 1 million rubles.

According to unconfirmed reports from local media, Chulkov could leave a suicide note. Law enforcement agencies have not yet officially commented on these reports.

It is also reported that in November Chulkov was hospitalized due to an imitation of a suicide attempt. It is noted that he once again tried to commit suicide already in a medical facility.

The Governor of the Tambov Region Alexander Nikitin expressed condolences in connection with the death of his deputy.

“On behalf of the regional administration and on my own behalf, I express my sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Gleb Igorevich,” RIA Novosti quotes the message of the head of the region.

Chulkov was born in 1973 in Tambov. In 2000, he received a law degree, and already in 2001, the official headed the legal department of the property management committee of the Tambov region.

In 2001-2002 Chulkov was an assistant to the head of the region, after which he served as chairman of the property management committee of the Tambov region. Since 2008, in addition to this post, he was deputy head of the regional administration.

Based on the data posted on the regional administration’s website, Chulkov’s immediate responsibilities included ensuring the comprehensive socio-economic development of the region in the fields of property management and state supervision of the technical condition of self-propelled vehicles and other types of equipment.

The death of the mayor of Abakan

Earlier in Khakassia, another official died - the mayor of Abakan, Nikolai Bulakin, crashed in a car accident. The tragedy occurred on the 433rd km of the P257 highway. According to the traffic police, Bulakin was driving a Ford Explorer car and was moving towards the city of Kyzyl. The man lost control, flew off the track and crashed into a tree. As a result of an accident, he died on the spot.

Based on the video materials published by the traffic police, Bulakin’s car hit a tree in that part of the body where the driver’s and front passenger’s seats are located. According to preliminary police data, heart problems could be the cause of the accident.