{"id":194431,"date":"2025-12-04T16:28:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T14:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=194431"},"modified":"2025-12-04T16:28:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T14:28:57","slug":"ana-and-husband-watched-each-other-tortured-to-death-kidnappers-lured-them-to-dubai-then-killed-them-over-400-million-euros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/ana-and-husband-watched-each-other-tortured-to-death-kidnappers-lured-them-to-dubai-then-killed-them-over-400-million-euros\/","title":{"rendered":"ANA AND HUSBAND WATCHED EACH OTHER TORTURED TO DEATH: Kidnappers Lured Them to Dubai, Then Killed Them Over 400 Million Euros!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A convicted cryptocurrency fraudster and his wife watched each other being tortured to death after kidnappers failed to access their \u20ac430 million fortune, Russian investigators said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roman Novak and his wife Ana went missing on October 2 after being lured to the Hatta area, around 120 kilometers from Dubai, by criminals posing as potential investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-serbiantimes-info wp-block-embed-serbiantimes-info\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6CGO4lZEds\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/tramp-povezao-srbiju-sa-pokusajem-kradje-izbora-u-americi-ilon-mask-je-2024-onesposobio-racunare-srpske-firme-i-sprecio-namestanje\/\">TRAMP POVEZAO SRBIJU SA POKU\u0160AJEM KRA\u0110E IZBORA U AMERICI: &#8222;Ilon Mask je 2024. onesposobio ra\u010dunare srpske firme i spre\u010dio name\u0161tanje!&#8220;<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#132;TRAMP POVEZAO SRBIJU SA POKU\u0160AJEM KRA\u0110E IZBORA U AMERICI: &#8222;Ilon Mask je 2024. onesposobio ra\u010dunare srpske firme i spre\u010dio name\u0161tanje!&#8220;&#147; &#8212; Serbiantimes.info\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/tramp-povezao-srbiju-sa-pokusajem-kradje-izbora-u-americi-ilon-mask-je-2024-onesposobio-racunare-srpske-firme-i-sprecio-namestanje\/embed\/#?secret=AbpOECBzi9#?secret=6CGO4lZEds\" data-secret=\"6CGO4lZEds\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their mobile phones were last tracked near the Hajar Mountains on the Oman border, where police later discovered the couple\u2019s remains during a large search in a desert area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russian media revealed new details about what happened after the couple was abducted, reporting that they were tortured in front of each other while their kidnappers attempted to forcibly access their cryptocurrency wallets, according to the <em>Daily Mail<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reports say that when the codes were eventually produced, the wallets were empty. The killers then packed the bodies into heavy polyethylene bags and used industrial solvents to accelerate decomposition and destroy DNA evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-serbiantimes-info wp-block-embed-serbiantimes-info\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"uhsXnT7ugd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/pokusaj-kidnapovanja-devojcice-4-usred-beograda-muskarac-joj-prisao-i-rekao-hajde-sa-mnom-roditelji-uznemireni\/\">POKU\u0160AJ KIDNAPOVANJA DEVOJ\u010cICE (4) USRED BEOGRADA: Mu\u0161karac joj pri\u0161ao i rekao: &#8222;Hajde sa mnom&#8220; Roditelji uznemireni!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#132;POKU\u0160AJ KIDNAPOVANJA DEVOJ\u010cICE (4) USRED BEOGRADA: Mu\u0161karac joj pri\u0161ao i rekao: &#8222;Hajde sa mnom&#8220; Roditelji uznemireni!&#147; &#8212; Serbiantimes.info\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/pokusaj-kidnapovanja-devojcice-4-usred-beograda-muskarac-joj-prisao-i-rekao-hajde-sa-mnom-roditelji-uznemireni\/embed\/#?secret=2AuibJm082#?secret=uhsXnT7ugd\" data-secret=\"uhsXnT7ugd\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The investigation began after relatives informed Dubai police that the couple had disappeared and were likely kidnapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roman, who was sentenced in 2020 to six years in a Russian prison for a major fraud, moved to the UAE after being granted conditional release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There, he launched a crypto app called Fintopio, allegedly attracting \u20ac430 million in investments before being accused of fraud. It is believed the kidnappers targeted him believing they could seize that sum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cInvestigators determined that the killers had accomplices who helped organize the abduction. They rented vehicles and premises where the two victims were held against their will. After the murders, the perpetrators disposed of knives and personal belongings of the victims, leaving them in different locations,\u201d said Svetlana Petrenko of the Russian Investigative Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three Russian citizens were arrested in Russia after returning from the UAE. They have been identified as former police officer Konstantin Shakht, Yuriy Sharipov, and Vladimir Dalekin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investigators say the men are suspected of direct involvement in the kidnapping and murders. Sharipov and Dalekin pleaded guilty, while Shakht denies the charges. All three are being held in custody until December 28 as investigations continue across Russia and the Emirates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-serbiantimes-info wp-block-embed-serbiantimes-info\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"QJfMHeT5mW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/prvi-put-u-javnosti-uznemirujuci-snimci-sa-epstajnovog-ostrva-palme-luksuz-ali-najbizarnija-je-radna-soba-i-natpisi-na-tabli-video\/\">PRVI PUT U JAVNOSTI &#8211; UZNEMIRUJU\u0106I SNIMCI SA EP\u0160TAJNOVOG OSTRVA! Palme, luksuz, ali najbizarnija je radna soba i natpisi na tabli (VIDEO)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#132;PRVI PUT U JAVNOSTI &#8211; UZNEMIRUJU\u0106I SNIMCI SA EP\u0160TAJNOVOG OSTRVA! Palme, luksuz, ali najbizarnija je radna soba i natpisi na tabli (VIDEO)&#147; &#8212; Serbiantimes.info\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/prvi-put-u-javnosti-uznemirujuci-snimci-sa-epstajnovog-ostrva-palme-luksuz-ali-najbizarnija-je-radna-soba-i-natpisi-na-tabli-video\/embed\/#?secret=NUsZhkP3vW#?secret=QJfMHeT5mW\" data-secret=\"QJfMHeT5mW\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The motive is believed to be purely financial, related to Novak\u2019s crypto operations and the enormous sums he allegedly controlled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russian officials say further arrests could follow as they try to identify the entire network behind one of the most shocking overseas murder cases in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is reported that the couple was driven to Hatta by their personal driver before transferring to another vehicle for the remainder of the journey. Novak then sent a message to his contacts from a phone, saying he was \u201cstuck in the mountains on the Oman border\u201d and urgently needed \u20ac170,000. Investigators say contact with the couple was lost shortly afterward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their phones were then tracked to Hatta, Oman, and Cape Town before signals were lost in early October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Detectives believe the phones were deliberately left active in these locations to confuse investigators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/emotional-address-by-zeljko-obradovic-ostoja-mijailovic-bears-responsibility-for-the-situation-in-partizan-full-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">EMOTIONAL ADDRESS BY \u017dELJKO OBRADOVI\u0106: \u201cOstoja Mijailovi\u0107 bears responsibility for the situation in Partizan!\u201d (FULL VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/confession-of-a-serbian-nurse-when-i-moved-to-norway-i-had-no-idea-what-would-befall-us-i-watched-my-children-crying-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CONFESSION OF A SERBIAN NURSE: \u201cWhen I moved to Norway I had no idea what would befall us, I watched my children crying\u201d (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/brian-pushed-ana-in-a-panic-she-fell-off-the-bed-the-defense-presented-shocking-details-at-the-trial-in-the-case-of-the-murdered-serbian-woman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">\u201cBRIAN PUSHED ANA IN A PANIC, SHE FELL OFF THE BED\u201d: The defense presented shocking details at the trial in the case of the murdered Serbian woman!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/prosecutors-office-for-organized-crime-ordered-the-arrest-of-the-minister-selakovic-came-in-front-of-the-building-and-insulted-the-prosecutors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">PROSECUTOR\u2019S OFFICE FOR ORGANIZED CRIME ORDERED THE ARREST OF THE MINISTER: Selakovi\u0107 came in front of the building and insulted the prosecutors!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/arrested-serbian-policeman-from-chicago-returned-to-work-radule-bojovic-accused-of-overstaying-his-visa-then-put-on-his-uniform-again-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ARRESTED SERBIAN POLICEMAN FROM CHICAGO RETURNED TO WORK: Radule Bojovi\u0107 accused of overstaying his visa, then put on his uniform again! (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Source<\/strong>:<\/strong>Daily Mail <strong>Foto: <\/strong>Facebook<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A convicted cryptocurrency fraudster and his wife watched each other being tortured to death after kidnappers failed to access their \u20ac430 million fortune, Russian investigators said. Roman Novak and his wife Ana went missing on October 2 after being lured to the Hatta area, around 120 kilometers from Dubai, by criminals posing as potential investors. 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