Son of leading Russian software tycoon reportedly kidnapped

MOSCOW, April 22 (Itar-Tass) -- 20-year old son of Russia's leading
anti-virus software engineer Yevgeny Kaspersky is missing and could be
kidnapped, Russian media reported however law enforcers and senior
Kaspersky refused comment.
Ivan Kaspersky, a four-year student of the Moscow State University
went missing on Tuesday and Kommersant daily reported on Friday kidnappers
demanded three million euros as ransom.
However senior Kaspersky and his wife refused to give any comment to
the newspaper.
Kommersant said Kaspersky had not filed an official statement to law
enforcers as kidnappers demanded, but the news spread after Ivan's
university mate disclosed it to friends.
The newspaper quoted unnamed police and security experts in the fight
against kidnapping as saying they hope media coverage of the incident may
force kidnappers free the boy as it happened with the 17-year old son of
Rosneft Vice President Mikhail Stavsky in 2009. Junior Stavsky was
kidnapped on orders of North Caucasus terrorist warlord Said Buryatsky and
was released after the incident was widely covered by media. Buryatsky was
killed in March 2010.
Kaspersky Lab is regarded as one of Russia's few business success
stories outside the energy sector.