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View all search resultsPolice probe kidnapping, murder of Ukrainian tourist in Bali
Komarov went missing on the night of Feb. 15 while riding scooters with two friends on Jl. Pura Batu Meguwung in the tourist area of Jimbaran. According to his friends, a group of foreigners in a car suddenly appeared and attacked them. His friends managed to flee, but Komarov disappeared following the incident.
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Forensic and medical teams wait behind a 'police line do not cross' in this undated illustration of crime scene. (Shutterstock/Gorodenkoff)
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ali Police are investigating the alleged kidnapping and murder of 28-year-old Ukrainian tourist Igor Komarov, whose dismembered body was found last week near Ketewel Beach in Gianyar regency.
Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Ariasandy said a Nigerian national, identified only as CH, has been arrested in connection with the case.
“CH rented the car used in the alleged kidnapping with a fake passport. He is currently facing charges of passport fraud, not kidnapping,” Ariasandy said on Friday.
According to Ariasandy, CH was arrested in West Nusa Tenggara province on Feb. 23, about eight days after Komarov went missing. He told authorities he had been asked to rent a car using a fake Belgian passport for Rp 6 million (US$354) and claimed he had no knowledge of the alleged kidnapping or murder.
Ariasandy said that, in addition to CH, police have identified six other foreign suspects in the case, identified only as RM, VK, AS, VN, SM, and DH.
All the suspects remain at large, with four believed to have left Indonesia via Ngurah Rai Airport and the remaining two thought to still be in the country.
He said police have coordinated with the Immigration Ministry and requested Interpol to issue red notices for all the suspects.
