Bali Police: Vehicle Renter in Ukrainian National Abduction Used Fake Passport
Denpasar — Bali Regional Police (Polda) have stated that the vehicle renter used in the abduction of Ukrainian national Ihor Komarav (28) allegedly used a fake passport when renting vehicles from rental agencies in the area.
Bali Polda Public Relations Division Chief Senior Police Commissioner Ariasandy revealed in Denpasar on Saturday that the suspect CH, who has been designated as a suspect, rented one Toyota Avanza unit and two motorcycles for six foreign nationals now on Bali Polda’s wanted persons list (DPO).
Ariasandy explained that the suspect CH’s identity was uncovered through the vehicle rental company and surveillance camera footage that recorded the movement of an Avanza and two motorcycles in Tabanan District and the location where the victim stayed in Badung District.
“From the examination results, the vehicle was rented from a rental agency by a foreign national with the initials CH using a fake passport and CH is believed to be a Nigerian national,” he said.
Police arrested CH in an area in West Nusa Tenggara on 23 February 2026, eight days after the abduction of Ihor Komarav on Sunday (15/2).
However, during questioning, CH claimed he was instructed by someone to rent the vehicle for a fee of 6 million rupiah.
To investigators, CH stated he was unaware the vehicle was being rented for the purpose of committing the abduction crime.
Ariasandy revealed that Bali Polda has identified the perpetrators of the abduction of the Ukrainian national with initials IK that occurred on Sunday (15/2) on Jimbaran Road, South Kuta District, Badung District, Bali, at approximately 22.20 West Indonesia Time.
The six perpetrators are believed to be foreign nationals with initials RM, VK, AS, VN, SM, and DH. All are male and Bali Polda is currently hunting for them.
“We have designated the status of the six individuals as suspects. We are coordinating with the Polri International Relations Division to issue a wanted persons list (DPO) and a Red Notice to Interpol to locate them,” said the former Public Relations Division Chief of East Nusa Tenggara Police.
Based on data on the movement of foreign nationals at Immigration, he said, four alleged perpetrators have fled abroad through I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, whilst two alleged perpetrators remain in Indonesian territory.
To date, investigators have not yet been able to identify the whereabouts of victim Ihor Komarav. However, based on data on the movement of foreign nationals at Immigration, the victim is believed to still be in Indonesian territory.
“The victim’s whereabouts are certainly still in our territory because the identity has already been recorded at immigration, so it is impossible for him to leave our territory. If he left, it would surely be detected,” he said.
On another note, regarding the discovery of a human head and body parts believed to be mutilation victims at the mouth of Wos River, Keden Hamlet, Ketewel Beach, Sukawati District, Gianyar District on Thursday 26 February at approximately 10.00 West Indonesia Time,
The Public Relations Division Chief stated they are unable to confirm whether the body parts belong to IK or not. However, police are taking DNA samples from the body parts and from IK’s parents to confirm the identity.
“Regarding the discovery of the body parts, we are still in the process of identifying whose body parts these are by matching DNA. One way is by matching the DNA of the victim IK’s parents,” he said.
Previously, a Ukrainian national Ihor Komarav was reported missing on Sunday (15/2), allegedly kidnapped by unknown individuals. At that time, the victim and his colleagues were about to practise riding motorcycles on an uphill terrain in Jimbaran, Badung District, Bali.
The victim, who was being driven by one of his colleagues, was in the last position. However, during the journey, Ihor and one colleague were attacked by unknown individuals.
The colleague who was riding with Ihor managed to escape and reported to the friends ahead that Ihor had been kidnapped by unknown individuals.
After the incident, the victim’s friends reported the matter to South Kuta Police Station.
Shortly thereafter, a video broadcast live by victim Ihor showed him in a villa demanding a ransom from his family.
Police conducted an investigation into the location where the victim recorded the video and the results of DNA testing from blood stains at the location matched the blood found in the vehicle allegedly used by the suspects.