According to information from the press service of the Internal Affairs Department of the Osh region, on January 18, 2026, a citizen, N.Sh., born in 1971, appealed to the Kara-Suu District Internal Affairs Department. She reported that her husband was forcibly placed in a car by three unknown young men of Asian appearance, who introduced themselves as police officers and claimed that drugs had allegedly been found on him.
After this, the criminals demanded 50,000 soms from her, threatening criminal prosecution and imprisonment in case of refusal.
A complaint was registered regarding this incident, and a preliminary investigation was initiated.
Investigative actions led to the initiation of a criminal case under Article 208 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic ("Extortion"). Operational measures are being conducted jointly by the internal security service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Kara-Suu District Internal Affairs Department.
As a result of operational-search activities, the suspects were caught at the location where part of the demanded money was to be received. E.M. (born in 2002) and T.S. (born in 2003) have been detained and are already in custody. During the investigation, the identity of a third participant was also established — T. uulu M., born in 1997, who has also been detained and placed in a temporary detention facility.
Currently, investigative actions are ongoing to determine the possible involvement of the detainees in other crimes.
