In India, two Russian students were detained due to safety measures due to the visit of Obama

In East of India, the police detained two Russian students due to strengthening security measures in connection with the visit of US President Barack Obama. The incident occurred in the village of Nialy (Orissa) the day before, but it became known only today.

Locals called the police, seeing two young people with large backpacks on the road of the road. They were detained and delivered to the police station of the city of Puri, reports TASS.

According to the head of the local police, Ashish Kumar Singh, it turned out that the students of the Izhevsk State Technological Institute - Marat Galimov and Vasily Iverev - have all the necessary documents, including real three -month tourist visas, passports and flights.

Students said that they did not know anything about Obama’s visit, because for a long time they had not watched TV and were not interested in news. According to the Russians, they flew to Oriss for the winter holidays. Upon arrival, it turned out that their plastic cards are not served by ATMs located there. Left without cash, the students decided to get to the city of Kattak and take a train to Calcutta to fly to Indonesia from there.

The Russians took on board the truck driver, but soon the car collided with a passenger bus. The incident was without the victims, but the driver of the truck escaped without waiting for the police.

Students remained on the sidelines, hoping that they would pick them up another way. At this time, local residents, having shown increased vigilance, reported the Russians to the police.

The Consul General of Russia in Calcutt, Irina Bashkirova, confirmed TASS that "the incident took place, but was exhausted, there are no complaints about Russian citizens." According to her, after the trial and verification of students of students were released, and they continued their trip to Southeast Asia.