Son of Ukrainian criminal businessman kidnapped in Bali. $10 million was demanded for his life, then the guy was brutally killed

Ihar Kamarou with his girlfriend Yeva Mishalava. Photo: social media

Ihar Kamarou disappeared on February 15. That day, he was riding motorcycles with friends in the Jimbaran area in southern Bali. At some point, their path was blocked by a group of people in a car and on motorcycles. Kamarou was seized and forcibly taken away.

According to media reports, another Ukrainian, Yermak Petrovsky, was with him. But he allegedly managed to escape during the attack.

A few days after the kidnapping, a video with Kamarou appeared online. In the video, the heavily beaten young man asked his parents to pay a $10 million ransom.

In the video, the man claimed he was being tortured. Some reports stated that the kidnappers cut off several of his fingers to force his relatives to pay the money.

Information appeared on social networks and in several media outlets suggesting that Chechens connected with criminal structures might be behind the kidnapping.

It is officially reported that Kamarou and Petrovsky are the sons of well-known businessmen in Dnipro. At the same time, in some media, their parents were, not without reason, referred to as criminal kingpins.

Some media wrote that both men might be involved in the activities of fraudulent call centers in Dnipro, which operate against Russian citizens.

On February 26, on Ketewel beach in Gianyar regency on Bali's east coast, local residents found human remains — a head, parts of a torso, arms, and legs. The body was in an advanced state of decomposition. Examination showed that death occurred approximately three days before the discovery. It was impossible to identify the person visually.

The remains were taken to a hospital, after which investigators sent bone samples to the National Forensic Center in Jakarta. Indonesian police cooperated with the Ukrainian consulate and took a genetic sample from Kamarou's mother to compare it with the DNA of the found remains.

On March 4, a police representative reported that the bone tissue samples fully matched the DNA of Ihar Kamarou's parents.

During the investigation, police also found traces of blood at a villa in Tabanan regency and in a Toyota Avanza car, which was allegedly used by the kidnappers. Genetic examination showed that they matched the DNA of Kamarou's mother. This led investigators to assume that the man might have been held at the villa before his death and transported in that car.

Indonesian police reported that one suspect, a man with the initial C, has already been detained in connection with the case; he was arrested in West Nusa Tenggara province. According to the investigation, he rented the car using a fake passport. This car is believed to have been used during the kidnapping.

The detainee himself claims that he was unaware of any criminal intentions and allegedly simply rented the car at the request of other people for a reward of 6 million Indonesian rupiah (about $350).

Six more foreign citizens have been named as suspects. They were identified by their initials RM, VK, AS, VN, SM, and DH. They have been declared internationally wanted, and Indonesian police have appealed to Interpol to issue Red Notices for their arrest.

According to the investigation, four suspects have already left Bali, while two more may still be in Indonesia.

Police note that the investigation is ongoing. Investigators are trying to determine the role of each suspect and clarify the exact motive for the kidnapping and murder.

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