A criminal group that extorted money was caught in Samarkand

A criminal group that tried to extort $50,000 from a citizen was arrested in Samarkand.  This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

It is noted that a man had an affair with a woman who worked with him.  When the woman’s husband and her brothers found out about it, they started threatening the man over the phone.

On 28 March of this year, the woman’s brother-in-law and two other persons forced the threatened man into a car and kidnapped him.  These 3 persons took the male victim to a field yard in Samarkand district and beat him.

They also wrote two receipts telling the victim to pay $50,000.  They said that if the man did not pay the money, they would spread naked videos of him around the neighborhood and shame him.

In addition, this criminal group embezzled 5 million soms and 300 US dollars each time they met the victim.  After that, the man filed a complaint against them to the internal affairs authorities.

The leader of the criminal group was caught with evidence when he took $30,000 from the victim during a quick event conducted by the relevant authorities.

In connection with the situation, the investigative department under the Department of Internal Affairs of Samarkand region issued the Criminal Code Article 137 (kidnapping), part 1, article 165 (extortion), part 3, clauses “a”, “v” and 227.  A criminal case was initiated under Article 1 of the article (possession, destruction, damage or concealment of documents, stamps, seals, blanks, license plates of motor vehicles and their trailers).

Currently, 5 people have been arrested and investigations are underway.