Overview
- Bali police said DNA from dismembered remains matched samples provided by 28-year-old Ihor Komarov’s mother after testing at the police forensic laboratory in Jakarta.
- Komarov was abducted on Feb 15 in Jimbaran, with a widely shared video reported to show him injured and pleading for payment of a US$10 million ransom, while the motive remains under investigation.
- Investigators traced GPS data from a rented minibus to a villa in Tabanan, where blood found in the vehicle and on site matched Komarov’s DNA and personal items linked to him were recovered.
- Officers arrested a Nigerian man identified as CH over the vehicle rental and alleged use of a fake Belgian passport, though police said he was not directly involved in the kidnapping.
- Authorities named six additional foreign suspects believed to have fled, noted some may hold multiple passports, and said verification is ongoing with foreign partners.