MOSCOW, June 24 (RIA Novosti) - The director of a jewelry store chain has been shot dead near Moscow in an apparent kidnapping for ransom, a law enforcement source said on Wednesday.
The body of the 45-year-old businessman, whose name has not been disclosed, was discovered on Tuesday in the basement of a house in Lobnya, to the north of the capital.
Forensic experts have confirmed the man "died of gunshot wounds to the head, neck and chest," the source told RIA Novosti.
Police suspect the businessman was kidnapped for ransom and killed when no money was paid.