17:20, 22 July 2026

The former mayor of Kaspiysk has been arrested for two months.

Boris Gontsov. Photo: https://riadagestan.ru/

Boris Gontsov, who headed Kaspiysk for more than five and a half years, has been arrested in a bribery case.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on July 20, law enforcement officers detained the former head of Kaspiysk, Boris Gontsov, in Dagestan in connection with a bribery case. Investigators reported that the official is suspected of receiving a bribe in the form of five apartments worth over 18 million rubles. Gontsov ignored all complaints and appeals from residents, and treated his direct subordinates rudely and arrogantly, residents reported.

Boris Gontsov took over as head of Kaspiysk in November 2020, shortly after Sergey Melikov was appointed acting head of Dagestan, and was considered part of Melikov's team. As head of Kaspiysk, Boris Gontsov was repeatedly criticized by residents, including for ongoing water supply issues. According to the official declaration, Gontsov, with an annual income of 2.1 million rubles, purchased a new Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 in 2021. Such a 2020 model is currently offered at a price ranging from 3.75 to 4.5 million rubles, considering mileage; the price of a new one in 2020 started at 6.8 million rubles, according to data from the Drom.ru website.

The Soviet District Court of Makhachkala has remanded former mayor of Kaspiysk Boris Gontsov in custody for two months in a bribery case, TASS reports.

"The Soviet District Court of Makhachkala, at the request of the investigation, has arrested for 1 month and 29 days the former mayor of Kaspiysk Boris Gontsov, suspected of receiving a bribe," the agency reports, citing the Investigative Committee of Dagestan.

Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/425131