Panaji,   Aug 20:  In two separate incidents, two Russian nationals, both women, were found dead in their respective rented homes in a North Goa village of Siolim over the last 24 hours, North Goa district police said on Friday.

While Alexandra Djavi, 24, was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her rented home late on Thursday, the other Russian national Ekaterina Titova, 34, was found dead in her apartment on Friday.

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"There were no injury marks on the remains of Titova. Both cases have been registered as unnatural deaths and are being investigated," a Goa Police spokesperson said.

Over the last decade, Goa has emerged as a popular tourist destination for Russian travellers. The village of Siolim is located close to the beach villages of Morjim and Arambol, which are popular with Russian tourists.

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