Businessman's son goes missing in Krasnoyarsk; 3 million rubles stolen
In Krasnoyarsk, a 14-year-old teenager is being searched for, presumably the son of major businessman Andrei Kapli, who heads the equipment supply company AvtoSpetsMash.
The boy«s father refused to comment on the situation, cutting short a telephone conversation with a journalist.
According to the Krasnoyarsk Krai prosecutor«s office, the man discovered the disappearance of his son and three million rubles (about $30,000 at current rates) from a safe after returning in the evening to the cottage settlement Serebryany Bor.
Soon after, he received a video message in which the child says: «Dad, they say you»re very worried. Yes, I am too. I really want to go home. Please do everything you can.«
In correspondence with the alleged kidnapper, the father was demanded a ransom ten times the stolen amount, which amounts to 30 million rubles (about $300,000 at current rates).
Law enforcement agencies are checking the version that the boy might have been acting under the influence of fraudsters. A criminal case on kidnapping has been initiated over the incident, and the prosecutor«s office has taken control of the investigation.
On the same day, a 14-year-old girl was declared missing in Krasnoyarsk after leaving home around 3 p.m. Her description: height 167 centimeters (5 feet 6 inches), slender build, long light hair, green eyes. She was wearing a black jacket, black-grey jeans, and black UGG boots.
In March 2025, a similar incident occurred in Achinsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai: a 15-year-old girl staged a kidnapping by sending her father a video demanding a ransom of 500 thousand rubles (about $5,000 at current rates). It later turned out that she recorded the appeal herself and became a victim of fraudsters.
