Panaji, Aug 28 (PTI) A Russian man has been arrested for allegedly killing a compatriot in Siolim village of North Goa, police said on Saturday.

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Denis Kriuchkoy (47) was held for killing Ekaterina Titova (34), whose body was found in an apartment last Thursday, an Anjuna police station official said.

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"The post mortem conducted in Goa Medical College and Hospital had suggested foul play after which a murder probe was instituted. Kriuchkov on being questioned confessed to killing the woman, also a Russian national," he said.

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